Snippet #1144110

Amunet's eyes softened as Norman spoke of Katherine. She knew he was right. She'd only known Kit for a day, and what a long day it had been, and she already knew very well how gentle her heart was. It was why she had been so hesitant to allow Kit to help her. They would go down a road not suited for one so kind. It worried her. Amunet knew it wasn't fair, but in the short time she had known her, she was already using Kit to fill the hole her sister's death had left in her heart. She couldn't allow anything to happen to Kit from her own resolve, so Norman's humble request had only solved to strengthen what was already there. Still, she wanted to say something to reassure him, to let him know that she had no intention of letting Katherine come to harm, but she couldn't find the right words to do so. Before she could get her thoughts together, the oven had dinged, and she moved to hurriedly pull the quiche out, not wanting it to burn. By the time she had turned around to put the dish on the stove, Norman was gone. No matter, she thought to herself, I'll just explain it to him later.

Tugging her hands out of the oven mitts, Amunet found some fruit, washed it, cut it up, and put it in a bowl. Then, she put together three glasses full of water and the fruit bowl on a tray she had found. After she used a pie-cutter to get three good sized slices onto separate plates and balanced them on the tray as well. With a practiced air earned from the many waitress jobs she'd had over the years, Amunet lifted the tray and moved to the dining room.

"The food's ready," she called out in a singsong voice when she opened the door. Bustling about, she placed the plates and water glasses in their respective places at the table and placed the fruit bowl in the middle. After that was done, she brought the tray back to the kitchen and fetched silverware and a serving spoon for the fruit. When she reached the table again, she sat down gracefully in her seat.

"Bon appetit," she exclaimed, Norman and Kit expectantly. She wanted to see their reactions when they tried it.