Chapter 70

SEVENTY

Four Hours Later

Nathan: Did you get all your cooking done?

Rosie: It's not even noon.

Nathan: Is that a no?

Rosie: I'm a professional, not a magician.

Nathan: Are you making meatballs today?

Rosie: Not if I keep getting interrupted.

Nathan: Mimes zipping lips.

Sunday - The Next Day

Nathan: How was your event yesterday?

Rosie: No complaints. No ambulances. Calling it a win.

Nathan: What flavor marshmallow did you make?

Rosie: Banana Cream.

Nathan: Banana? Rosie, how could you?

Rosie: What's your problem with bananas?

Nathan: Nothing. When they stay in their lane.

Rosie: There's a banana lane?

Nathan: Obviously. And it doesn't include soiling marshmallows.

Rosie: I'm rolling my eyes.

Nathan: Pics or it didn't happen.

Rosie: You're ridiculous.

Nathan: Your banana marshmallows are ridiculous.

Rosie: They were Banana Cream. And I had a pie crust crumble on top, so basically a banana cream pie in marshmallow form.

Nathan: *snickers at cream pie*

Rosie: Rolling my eyes even harder.

Nathan: Do you have any left?

Rosie: Patience? No.

Nathan: Cute. But you know I'm asking about the marshmallows.

Rosie: Every last one was eaten. Because they're so good.

Nathan: Hmm. How hard are they to make?

Rosie: My recipes are classified.

Nathan: Woman, I struggle making rice. I was not suggesting that I'd try to make them. I want you to make them. But I'm wondering if that's something we can do after the bar or if sobriety is necessary?

Rosie: Sobriety is not necessary.

Nathan: Good.

Rosie: BUT

Nathan: *groans in banana marshmallow*

Rosie: They need hours to rest before eating.

Nathan: So… breakfast marshmallows.

Rosie: You're impossible.

Monday

Nathan: I looked up a standard marshmallow recipe and ordered all the things.

Rosie: It's 7 a.m.

Nathan: But I don't know if you use real bananas or the fake flavor stuff. And I have creamer, but I don't know if that's the cream in banana cream.

Rosie: SEVEN

Nathan: And the recipe included nonstick spray, which is stupid because there are like a million options. So I got the regular kind, avocado, and grapeseed. Because grapes go with bananas.

Rosie: Nathan?

Nathan: Yeah, Beautiful?

Rosie: If you don't let me go back to sleep, I'm going to suffocate you with a sheet of marshmallows.

Tuesday

Rosie: *sends picture of nonstick spray*

Rosie: I'll bring the banana.

Nathan: I feel like that's my line.

Rosie: Are you still 12?