Zachary sat at the table reading the newspaper as he finished his lunch. Eliza sat beside him picking her sandwich apart while she ate it layer by layer. He watched her over the top of his newspaper as Eliza pulled the crust off her bread and discarded it on the edge of her plate. “Eliza.” He spoke softly, and she lifted her green eyes to meet his over the top of the newspaper. She looked at him questioningly. “If you want chocolate covered peanuts you have to eat your crust.”
Eliza huffed and then picked up her crust and put it in her mouth making a very displeased expression. Zachary smiled amused by her reaction and then he returned his attention to the article he was reading. Zachary read a few more pages while Eliza finished her lunch.
When they were both done, he closed his newsp
