147. Side Story 11: Alan's birthday gift to Janey

After that night, they began sending simple random texts with each other. Although Janey would think for long minutes, then type and then delete what she typed, she'd do that for at least close to five times before finally sending a text.

And once he responded, the conversation would go on for minutes.

What did they talk about? Nothing serious. Just simple things like; How is your day going, have you eaten, what did you eat,? They would go on to explain each other's day, how messy or how lovely it had been or was still going.

The calls and texts brought them a little closer, so when they saw on Sunday's, they talked for longer than they used to. And Janey had made it an habit to bake different cookies for him and he was always expecting them, but he'd never accept them without checking her hands for any sign of being burnt. When he was certain she had kept her promise of being careful in the kitchen, then he'd accept her cookies.