Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

Chapter 3

At the breakfast table, Murray frowned. "Where's the cereal?"

Sadie wasn't sure. "You mean the blueberry almond oatmeal?"-

"Blueberry almond oatmeal?" Murray was curious.

Sadie added, "Yeah, the one Ms. Cole used to make with low-fat milk, frozen almonds, and blueberries, right? Oh, I didn't have time to prepare that. Just freezing the almonds and blueberries takes a long time, and you must get up early to start making it."

"And the proportion has to be just right. I don't have Ms. Cole's patience to do it accurately. It just wouldn't taste the same. Also..."

Murray interrupted, "Get me some beef paste."

"Coming right up, Mr. Sherwood."

"This doesn't taste right." Murray glanced at the jar. "And the packaging is off."

Sadie explained, "That jar ran out. That is all we had."

Murray ordered, "Grab a couple from the supermarket later and stock them at home."

awkward smile. "Ms. Cole used to

Crash!

Mr. Sherwood, you're not

not in the

stairs, utterly baffled, wondering why he suddenly

...

Time to

opening her eyes. "Quiet down. Let me sleep a bit

back to make breakfast for Mr. Sherwood?" Roseanne sometimes spent the night, but she always rushed back home before dawn

Leda found it ridiculous.

something? Couldn't he just

was all just

with a wave. "Not going back. We broke

planning to split for a few days, then?" Leda teased, "Then sleep well. Breakfast is on the table. I'm off to work. I have a date tonight, so you don't need to cook for me. You'll probably

she gazed at the brilliant sunshine, struggling to

to cash a check for fifty million. It was always

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