Love Burned, She Rose Unscathed

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.

Crash!

"Eh? Mr. Sherwood, you're

scoffed, "Hmm, not in

stairs, utterly baffled, wondering why he suddenly lost his

...

to rise and

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

"It's almost eight. Don't you have to rush back to make breakfast for Mr. Sherwood?" Roseanne sometimes spent the night, but she always rushed back home before dawn to whip up her blueberry almond oatmeal for Murray and

Leda found it ridiculous.

Murray laid up or something? Couldn't he just order some

was all just

comment with a wave. "Not going back. We

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 head back soon anyway. Could you

friend's sandwich, she gazed at the brilliant sunshine, struggling to

the bank to cash a check for fifty million. It was always safer to have the