Chapter 17After a trip to the grocery store to stock up on materials for the upcoming week and her birthday cake, Nick gave Katie a quick tour of the house as their frozen pizzas cooked in the massive gas stove, and set up the kitchen island for a semi-fancy dinner.
“And I’m only saying it’s remotely fancy because all the dishes match here,” Nick quipped. He handed out two big plates and some cutlery he was sure was plated with real silver, before finding where his mother kept the paper napkins.
“Should we take the dog for a walk?” Katie asked. She’d already inspected the meticulous notes Nick’s parents had left for them on the kitchen’s fridge. Felix’s schedule was a little off already, since their bus had been late getting into the bus stop. It was almost ten at night now, way past Fel
