**Dessert**

"Gimme a sec" She collected and brought the takeout bags in and shut the door with her elbow. The warm scent hit her instantly—grilled salmon, something garlicky, a faint trail of fresh ginger and lemon. She padded barefoot across the living room to the dining table and began unpacking each container, laying them out one by one.

Grilled salmon on a bed of quinoa and roasted vegetables. Sushi rolls, neat and glossy. Seafood paella with brown rice. Even dessert. It looked too ...