9 Zoe sang along to the radio as she prepped the vegetables she was using for a stir fry that night. She had invited Sam, Katie, Ruby, and Ruby’s husband Parker over for dinner and wanted to prove that she could make more than lasagna, considering that was the dish she made for them every time they came over. That wasn’t quite true; sometimes she bought steak, but then made Sam grill it when he arrived. “Something smells good,” Ruby said, walking into the kitchen. She paused. “I came over early thinking I’d offer to help, but it seems you have everything under control.” “You just wanted to check up on me to make sure I wasn’t ruining it,” Zoe said with a laugh, before spinning and singing into the giant knife she held in her hand. “Umm…I’m going to take that from you,” Ruby said, takin

