Snippet #2075392

"I knew you'd like it, seeing how you pretty much gave us a quarter of our income with them." Pepper shot Kris a warning look. She put the donut down and placed her hands on her stomach. She was still small but had been gaining a little weight. I mean, she had a boyfriend who worked in a bakery, it was kind of destined to happen.

But lately she had been really hungry. Not only for sweets but for all food in general. Like, the other day she was craving mangoes. Pepper hadn't eaten mangoes since she was about five; and the day before that she would've killed for French bread smothered in anchovies. Something was definitely wrong with her. She wondered if Kris had noticed.

Pepper looked up and saw Kris smiling while his hand was in his pocket. She looked at Alice and smiled. She had been gone for so long, how she missed her. The cafe just wasn't the same. Then Kris pulled out a cigarette. Pepper looked at him. She hated when Kris smoked, with a passion. It always made his mouth a little weird tasting when they kissed, but she never said anything about it. No one was perfect, but he was pretty close to it. But this time she couldn't take it. She started coughing. "Kris?" she said, giving him a look. If felt like she was going to be suffocated.