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I snatch the spoon from her hand. “What are you doing? You can’t stick your spoon into a bowl of mashed potatoes.”
She shrugs. “How else can I taste whether they’re any good?”
“You don’t need to taste whether they’re good.”
“Disagree,” she says as she sticks a different spoon into the juice around the lamb.
“Where did you get this spoon?” I ask as I bat her away from the rack of lamb.
“I always come prepared with my own utensils.”
Feather nods in agreement. “It’s good practice to avoid using the plastic junk you get at some restaurants.”
“I’m going to kill Moon,” I grumble.
“What have you got against Moon?” Sage asks.
“She’s a tattletale who told you I’m making a special dinner for Soleil tonight.”
Sage holds her palm out to Petal. “You owe me twenty dollars.”
Petal snorts. “I didn’t bet against you. Everyone knows Brody is making a special dinner for Soleil tonight.”
I bury my face in my hands with a groan. “This is supposed to be a surprise.”
Feather pats my back. “Don’t worry. It is.”
I lift my head. “Really? Moon didn’t tell the entire town by now?”
Sage scowls. “Why do you keep saying Moon told everyone? We have our own sources.”
I cross my arms over my chest. “Really? Who’s your source if it isn’t Moon?”
“You ordered a rack of lamb from Shine atNature Coop.”
I will never buy my groceries in Winter Falls again. No one in this town can keep a secret.
“And no one buys a rack of lamb for a Tuesday night unless it’s a special occasion,” Cayenne continues.
“I hope the special occasion is them using the candles I made them,” Petal says.
“You made us candles?” I deflect.
She wags her finger at me. “Don’t lie to me. I know you got the basket I left you. I watched you with my binoculars myself.”
Sage gasps. “You’re the one who’s been hogging the binoculars!”
Petal shrugs. “I need them the most.”
“We agreed the binoculars would be shared equally amongst the five of us.”
“We agreed?” Petal snorts. “You mean you laid down the law and no one was allowed to say otherwise.”
“I’ll buy each of you a pair of binoculars if you agree to leave this house now,” I interrupt to offer.
Cayenne pats my cheek. “Isn’t he cute?”
“And he can cook, too,” Clove adds as she licks her spoon.
