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I tried to make that cauliflower and lentil curry tonight and fucked it up.
Chris had loved my dinner Wednesday night so much, I made enough to share Thursday with leftovers. And then I did a bunch of prep work and left a recipe on the fridge in case Chris wanted to try his hand at cooking. All he had to do was mix a bunch of stuff and simmer it on the stove.
There’s a picture, too, of Chris making a face at his bowl.
Sara
How did you mess it up?
Chris
It was kind of . . . soupy? So I let it cook a bit longer than your directions, and the cauliflower is mushy.
Sara
Did you measure the water out?
Chris
Yeah. I used a cup.
Sara
Oh no. Like a one-cup measurement or a cup you would drink out of?
Chris
What’s the difference?
Sara
A cup is a standard measurement, not whatever glass you have lying around.
Chris
How was I supposed to know?!
That’s all right. I won’t starve.
How’s the weekend going? Why are you chatting with me instead of spending time with your friends?
I explain where everyone is and that I’m all alone in the hotel room. When I reread my text, it sounds more suggestive than I intended.
Sara
Not that I’m like, alone alone. Jade is in the shower. And Tessa will be up any minute. I’m not doing anything.
Chris
Like what? What would you be doing all alone in your hotel room? :-D
I roll my eyes at the flirting, and a door opens. I expect it’s either Jade coming out of the shower or Tessa coming in from the lobby, but instead, when I glance up, Emma is coming through the door.
“Hey,” I say in surprise. “What are you doing back?”
She throws her bag on the desk and flops face-first onto the bed and whimpers. “I couldn’t do it.” Well, the comforter muffles her face, but I think that’s what she says.
I slip off my bed and kneel next to her, a gentle hand on her shoulder. “Couldn’t do what?”
