Chapter 5
Milo was the first one up the next morning. Their whole schedule was pushed back: afternoon orientation for him and a later start to training for Tom Alan and Erika, who headed straight for the coffee maker. “Thank you for getting Etsuko. I thought she’d sleep in after being up so late last night,” Erika said.
“Your mum took her for a walk.” Erika was always tickled when Milo called Kyoko ‘mum’. “Hey. Look what I can do.” He was at the stove, half naked, making pancakes. “Ready?” With a yank of the skillet handle and a quick jerk, he flipped one without a spatula. “Heh? I’m becoming quite domesticated, aren’t I, the real lady of the house.” He was the only one who cooked when Kyoko was away. “I’ll do it again.” He did. “With one hand, even. How impressive was that?”
“Very. Now
