Welcome! This week the word prompt is "worn." I have another episode of "Renovating the Billionaire" for you. More about Jess and her brother.
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Jess Lennox tied the
apron around her waist. The bottom edge was a little frayed and the pink had
faded to a dusty mauve color. Sure enough, it was worn, but it was her grandma’s
and it held a special place in her heart.
“Wearing the lucky
apron? That means something good for breakfast,” he younger brother Will said
as he straddled a rickety chair in the tiny kitchen.
“Nope. Means fresh
apple pie for The Cozy Kitchen,” Jess said, pulling a rolling pin out of the
drawer.
“Crap.”
She smiled behind her
hand. “And maybe apple pancakes if a certain brother behaves.”
“Apple pancakes?”
A smile broke out on his face.
“Yeah. I have some leftover apple pieces. Ones that broke. You know how fussy Amy is about her apple
pies. They have to be perfect.”
“I’ll take the
imperfect ones. My stomach doesn’t know the difference.”
Jess melted a small pat
of butter. One glance told her she was getting low. She’d have to make do
because Amy wouldn’t pay her ‘till the end of the week.
“We should get a cow,”
Will said, adding milk to his coffee.
“You want to milk it
everyday?”
“I would. Then we’d
have as much milk and butter as we need.”
“Butter doesn’t come
from a cow. You have to churn it,” Jess said.
“Bet you’d get great
butter in a couple of minutes in the blender or that fancy mixer you use for
bread dough.”
She smacked him lightly
on the back of the head.
“What was that for?”
“For being smarter than
your sister,” she said, patting his shoulder.
“I may be smarter. But
there’s nobody nicer.”
She chuckled. “Figure
that earns you another pancake?”
“Uh huh.”
“Well, you figured
right,” she said, pouring batter on the skillet.
Great scene. It shows how close the siblings are, while making their financial struggles clear too. Well done.
ReplyDeletecute interaction. They are adorable. And cows are a lot of work. LOL
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