Andera's Pov.

I hadn't laughed so much in one day as I had today. At some point, Rosa came into the kitchen to check up on me and her brother.

She frowned when she saw the both of us with flour on our clothes.

"The kids are watching cartoons in the living room." she had said, then left.

Rosa's warning still rang in my ears, but Carol was good company and fun to be with, at least when he wasn't taking sneaky glances at my legs; he was cool to be around. Funny and cheerful. I couldn't help but ...