My Fiancé's Uncle is Obsessed With Me!
The kitchen chaos was exactly what Lila had promised.
She'd decided to teach the children "the chemistry of baking," which apparently involved measuring flour by handful rather than cup, substituting honey for sugar "to see what happens," and adding food coloring in quantities that turned the cookie dough an alarming shade of purple. Hope was in her element, scribbling notes on a scrap of paper, treating the process with the serious methodology she applied to everything. Leo was covered in flour up to his elbows, his solemn face streaked with purple, his expression suggesting he was conducting important research.
I stood at the counter, kneading bread dough for dinner, letting Lila direct th