Meanwhile, Alex was still waiting patiently for Eliott, but the man was really taking his time getting home. She figured he must be busy, otherwise he'd have called back after her last message. Bored, she hit on a delightful idea: she'd make him something to eat while she waited, something to ease the stress of his day. She cheerfully rummaged through his fridge to see what she could put together and set to work in earnest in the kitchen, humming to herself as she went, surprised at how naturally the impulse to look after him had come to her.
While Leila was rekindling things with her long-lost love, Alex was busy trying to cook a good meal for her future husband. She'd resolved to put real effort into it — it was her first time cooking for him, and she wanted it to be as good as she could possibly manage.
