“Anything I should know?” Addie asked, smiling. “If it’s ‘come back to bed,’ I promise not to listen.”
Both women laughed. “She said she’s starving,” Zadab explained.
Addie rose from the table, taking her bowl to the sink. “Mediterranean breakfast coming right up.”
Mel hopped one legged into the kitchen in time to hear all three women laugh. She mirrored Addie’s t-shirt and sweatpants. She grabbed the nearest kitchen chair and sat. Addie put a hand on each hip and scowled playfully at Mel.
“Couldn’t you have at least put your foot on for company?”
“But then I’d have to help fix breakfast,” Mel answered.
Addie looked directly at Zadab. “So, you just turned her over to me.”
“Of course, otherwise I’d have to fix her breakfast.”
Leila walked around the table toward Addie. “I’ll help fi
