Chapter 2

“Come on, babe. It’s just the first prototype. And the whole thing’s just for fun. Don’t stress. Andres will come over tomorrow and be our taste-tester. It’ll be a relaxing afternoon, I promise.” Kayla had a fleeting thought that she spent a lot of time making Reese feel better…

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Saturday morning, Reese and Kayla got a late start in the kitchen because of activity in the bedroom. Both women finally arrived in the kitchen for chili making, dressed for making a mess in sweatpants and T-shirts.

Reese assigned Kayla to open cans. Kayla got the cans from the pantry, thinking that this wasn’t a very important job. As if Reese didn’t trust her to know what to do…

Ten minutes later, she had opened cans of corn, beans, tomatoes, and green chilies. “Hey, babe—now what?”

Reese looked up from the stove, where she was browning the ground turkey. “Just relax, K—maybe feed the boys.”