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He pushes the buttons to set the temperature “Done What else?”

“Ue? Also, do you have a cutting board and so for the salad”

Drew digs through a lower cabinet, producing a large cutting board and sets a knife block next to it After placing the salad bowl in the fridge, he starts peeking under the foil of each dish that I have set out “What’d you bring?”

I point to each dish “Lasagna, eggplant parm, and manicotti”

I’ Thank you for doing this You really didn’t have to go through all the trouble”

I wave hi it; you know that”

Drew leans against the counter and watches as I get the ingredients together for the dressing As I’m about to slice open a lemon, he places his hand over my forearm and whispers, “You look incredible, Charlee”

I can feel irl Which is odd, because if you haven’t figured it o

ut already, there’s not a shy bone into me?

I open e course “The lasagna and ether for one hour I already precooked the eggplant so I’ll just need to wararlic bread goes in during the last ten minutes”

Drew nods and places both dishes in the oven, setting the ti for the next forty minutes?”

I nod to the cutting board “I still need to rette but other than that, no”

“So what I’, is that you have about thirty minutes Do you want a tour of the station? We can talk while we’re doing that”

Talk Right The whole reason I’o over the annulment stuff “Um, yeah that works”

“Guys, I’ Charlee for a tour We’ll be back in a bit”