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She told herself to relax, that she and Jonny had spent plenty of tiether If they ran out of conversation, there was always the wedding They could discuss linens and music selections

They went back into the kitchen He showed her the pantry off the kitchen In addition to shelves and prep sink, there was a large upright freezer She opened it and started to laugh He moved closer and looked over her shoulder

“People dropped off some casseroles,” he told her

“I recognize so dishes, whichon casseroles here in town There’s even a casserole cook-off”

“I’ll have to be in town that weekend,” he said

She raised her eyebrows “On purpose?”

“Hey, I greith a single dad Anything homemade is my favorite”

“A ain o up to marry you?”

He chuckled “I leave socks on the floor”

“Oh, well, then That explains it” She studied the various selections “How about lasagna?”

“Sounds good”

She pulled out the dish, unwrapped it and set it on the counter to start defrosting She would finish that process in the microwave later, but first went back into the pantry to check for other ingredients

Whoever did the shopping had etables, along with spices, flour and sugar

“Do you have a generator?” she asked

“Sure Whole house If we lose power, it kicks on in twenty seconds Why?”

“I think I’ll es of yeast “And ” There weren’t any lear She could whip up a flavored ranch dressing easily “If you have milk”

“I don’t have any recipes”

“You don’t need thearlic and the flour “You’ve ht me Stand back and be impressed”

“I already am”

Thirty minutes later peanut butter cookies were in the oven She set Jonny to work, washing out the cute elephant-shaped cookie jar she’d spotted in the pantry

While he took care of that, she added flour to the mixture in the bowl When all the flour was incorporated, she dropped it onto the counter and began kneading