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“Good.”
I wandered to the kitchen where Levi was serving up my omelet.
“That smells amazing.”
“Eggs from my chickens, cheese from my goats, and a few secrets I will never divulge.” He pretended to zip his mouth shut as he handed me the plate.
“So you make your own goat cheese?” I asked.
“Yes, and soap.”
“Soap? Like the one in the bathroom?”
“Yes, ma’am,” he said as he cracked some eggs into the pan for another omelet. “Goat milk soap. It’s the best kind of soap there is, in my opinion.”
“But you made it? Yourself?”
“I did, yes. Why are you so surprised?” He looked over his shoulder at me.
“It’s just– how do you find time to do all this? I know you work with your brothers too, you run a successful business, and on the side, you have this little hobby farm where you make goat cheese and goat milk and soap.”
He shrugged as he continued cooking. “I mostly keep to myself, so when I’m not working, I have a lot of time on my hands. What can I say?” He glanced at me and noticed I wasn’t eating.
“I’m waiting on you.”
“No, you have to eat it while it’s hot,” he said.
“It’ll only be a couple minutes.”
“Please? You have to taste it hot. It’s just not the same cold.”
I laughed. “Fine, but only because you asked nicely.”
I cut off a piece with my fork and brought it to my mouth. The flavors of the omelet were surprising. The strong flavor of the goat cheese. The eggs. It was easily one of the best omelets I’d ever had in my life.
“Oh my God, this is amazing. You can cook too. It’s really not fair that you can like, do everything and other people can barely find the time to microwave dinner.”
“You speak from experience, I take it?”
I stuck my tongue out at him playfully. “Yeah, maybe, I guess. I can cook, but when it’s just for me, why bother?”
“Because you deserve delicious food too.”
“I’m usually too tired after school and working and everything. I really don’t know how you do it all.”
Levi finished his omelet, plated it, and joined me at the counter, sitting across from me. “Well, if you’re in town, you can always stop by for a delicious meal, any time. My treat.”
“I thought you didn’t like people much,” I said, taking another bite.
“I don’t.”
“But I’m people, aren’t I?”
He shrugged. “You’re different.”
“Different, eh? How so?”
“Well for one, you don’t annoy me. You like animals as much as I do, and we can have intelligent conversations.”
