"Ugh, I didn't hear it over the sizzling in the kitchen." Dorothy quickly went to check her phone.

Sure enough, there was a missed call, but it was only ten minutes ago.

Ten minutes without answering and Kenneth showed up? What, did he ride a rocket? "Is something up with Karen? Still upset over Jeffrey?" Kenneth made himself at home on the sofa as soon as he walked in, his concern for Karen evident in his every word.

He always had a way of keeping just the right distance, never overwhelming Dorothy or stepping over the line.

After a moment's thought, Dorothy nodded. "You could say that." After all, Karen's lethargy was mostly on account of Jeffrey.

You're... you've got enough on your plate, worrying about your mom and all." "Don't be hard on her!

over, and I'll handle lunch and dinner." Kenneth offered, then quickly added, "I'll leave right

if Kenneth took over the cooking, wouldn't he notice something was off?

Karen's apartment after all, and Kenneth had paid

presence did help her make

enough; she could find her own place to rent. At least it would be her

time Karen woke up, Kenneth

smiled like a child at the sight of a table full of

after work to take care of your mom, we still had our weekends to binge and

like now, with a tangled mess of

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