THIRTY-TWO

EVELYN SQUINTED her eyes to the sudden brightness. She'd been so engrossed in her thoughts she hadn't heard him come in. "You switched it off yourself."

"And you can't switch it back on?"

"Yeah," Evelyn replied with no hesitation. Then her attention deviated to the huge plastic bag he dumped on the table. It was literally overflowing with assorted snacks. She frowned. "I said I wanted just saltines. You didn't have to bring the entire store back with you."

"I got anything my hands could get on." He glared at her. "Who knows what else you would make me go get."

"Well, that's very thoughtful," she replied, grabbing a cracker and ripping it open. "Oh, thanks for getting them for me."

"It's not like I had a choice in the matter," Jason grumbled, which provoked a soft laugh from her. That got his attention and not in a fun way. "Did you just laugh? You do realize you are a brat, right? I've never in my life gone to a store to get anything. Not for myself. Not for anyone