Paige shrugged and shuffled away quickly leaving him to it while she placed the food on the mats. “This looks amazing.” He stated sitting and she shrugged then started to eat. He did too and a small groan escaped his mouth. “So good.” He said and she blushed in appreciation. “Where did you learn to cook?”
“Here and there.” She shrugged because she did not know how to answer the question.
“Ian told me it was just you and your mom and that she passed, about a year ago.”
“Yes.”
“How have you been holding up?”
“Good.”
“You don’t talk much.” He remarked and she sent a small smile his way that had him gripping his fork just a little tighter.
They finished dinner in companionable silence and when he insisted against all her “I can do it,” to do the dishes, she let him.
“That was the best
