Title: Small Steps
Elena’s POV
I woke to the soft scrape of a spatula and Leo’s voice drifting from the kitchen.
“No, like this. The blueberries go in a line.”
I pulled on an old sweater and walked out barefoot. Leo sat cross-legged on a stool at the island, carefully placing blueberries one by one on a stack of uneven pancakes. Adrian stood at the stove in a t-shirt and sweatpants, hair sticking up on one side, frowning at the pan like it had betrayed him.
He glanced over when he heard me. “You’re up. I burned the first batch. These are… better.”
Leo looked up, gray eyes serious. “The prince is learning.”
I crossed the room, kissed the top of Leo’s head, then stepped behind Adrian. He smelled like coffee and warm butter. I rested my forehead against his shoulder for a second before
