Sweet Spot
I settle on a cupcake recipe, one easy enough to make without causing a ruckus, but complicated enough to keep my mind off Gina and Noah.
It's past six when I finally come up for air. A tray of chocolate cupcakes sits on the counter, steaming gently and filling the kitchen with the smell of cocoa. I reach to move it somewhere high enough that Steak can't get to it, when my eyes catch on a lone fortune cookie lying by the takeout bag, probably left over from Fiona's dinner.
I pick it up and crack it open, squinting to read the writing. *LIVE BRAVELY*, the white slip of paper says, in sprawling cursive.