Twenty minutes later, she poured three bowls of soup and flipped the last grilled cheese sandwich out of the frying pan. She looked at the men through lowered eyelashes. They were quietly sitting and talking at the table in the dining room. She added an extra sandwich to each of their plates and decided it was a good thing she knew how to bake. She had a feeling she would be cooking a little more than she normally did.
To prepare for the storm, she had brought extra groceries and stocked the freezer. The house in town had an electric stove, but this one had gas, so it didn’t matter if the power was out. Of course, she was less likely to lose power for long in town. Still, if she had to choose between the two places, she would rather be here.
This house brought back fond memories of her g
