He wouldn't say this was on impulse?

"Why?" Grace asked seeing Kara's saddened mood.

She was quick to respond to Grace's question. "No... It's nothing." she smiled and looked around. "Is there anything I can help you with?" she asked pushing everything else to the back of her mind.

"No Kara. You should rest since yesterday was stressful..." Grace stopped talking and then thought for a second before smiling slightly. "Why not help rinse the vegetables?" she asked and Kara smiled happily. She was more than willing to help with rinsing the vegetables, after all, that was the best she could do.

Grace smiled seeing how willing she was to help. On a normal day, she wouldn't let Kara help with the cooking but this felt like the only way to keep Kara away from her thoughts.

***

In the bush, Ayla stared at the person in front of her surprised. "How did you find me here?" she asked confused.