An Intimate Bargain

Cleo took out some baked beans from the fridge. “What's wrong with that? You should have told me earlier. I didn't have time to come back and cook.”

Vaughn put down his cutlery and sighed, his appetite long gone.

Seeing how reluctant he was to eat the pasta, Cleo put the baked beans away and took out two eggs and a bell pepper. “I can make you an omelet if you want.”

“I had some eggs from breakfas