Nicole's kitchen table was set nicely for a dinner for two. As Nicole placed a plate of food on the counter that divided the kitchen from the living room in her home, Rick stole a nibble. Nicole gave him a slap on the hand as a deterrent from trying that again with the next serving.
"You won't be sorry," Nicole said referring to her plan.
"I'm already sorry!" he told her half-jokingkly.
"You'll see."
"I see that this is a stupid idea and I never should have let you talk me into it."
Nicole chopped a carrot as she spoke, "You've never had a headache at my house before. Tonight, your house and those supposedly deadly flowers in the back field won't be a factor. So, when your mother gets here, she will be the only variable in the experiment." Nicole smiled and continued, "So there..
