When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Miranda began, “Then, isn’t this running schedule…”

Was Paul overdoing it with the runs? Anyone who didn’t know better might think he was training for a

marathon.

He chuckled, though there a hint of guilt lingered in his laughter.

“Aren’t you supposed to be busy at the lab?” she asked again.

“Yeah, but I handed most of the work over to Silas.”

Meanwhile, Silas sneezed twice in the lab and muttered, “Wow, aren’t you just the best? Leaving all the

work to me.”

Paul turned to Miranda. “Have you had breakfast?”

She nodded. “Yeah, I did. How about you?”

“Same. Any plans for today?”

for a moment and said, “Not really. I

Valesbury sent over a box of wild mushrooms yesterday. You should

mushrooms? What

giving them to me? Don’t

cook at home, and mushrooms will spoil if kept

myself to

upstairs together, and Miranda spotted a large foam box by the door as she entered Paul’s apartment. She opened it and found an assortment of mushrooms–chicken of the woods, the prince mushroom,

from Valesbury had arrived. Each type was vacuum- sealed, and even after the long trip and an extra

was over the moon. “Dr. Jefferson, these are hard to find in stores. Are you

urged her, “Nope. Just take

some mushroom risotto She hugged the box tightly and left before he could

Miranda. As he entered the kitchen, he realized she had

didn’t you wait for me to do that?” he

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this afternoon, so I took care of it,” she

stole my job.” He pretended to

“Dr. Jefferson, why are you so eager to work for me when

can’t just take without giving back? If I don’t pitch in, I

I’m being generous today, considering all these

Paul said, “And?”