Page 21 of Snow's Charming
“Okay, so—can I ask you a question? This sounds like we should use the ready-bake. Is that a good one?”
“Yup!”
“I need two boxes, unfortunately. Do we have a slightly bigger pan for the dish? One that allows me to use three-layered sheets in the pan?”
“Of course!”
“Good! Because I already know I’m cooking for the house tonight and this lasagna needs to be huge to feed the brigade and you. Also? Do you have nutmeg at the house?”
“Nutmeg?”
“It’s a spice.” He looked at me with quizzical eyes, and I knew we’d have to make a pit stop. “Head to the baking aisle! We need it for this dish.”
Sylus took the cart down there and plopped the nutmeg into the cart.
“Great! Do you have olive oil?”
“It’s a safe bet to say that I don’t. Like I said, we mostly do takeout because I’m usually never home. When I am, I have the chefs prepare something for me instead.” He said as he placed a medium-sized bottle in the cart.
“The next stop is the dairy area. Do you have eggs?”
“No.”
“Okay. We need those. We also need mozzarella, half and half, cream cheese, and ricotta.”
Sylus placed everything we needed into the cart, and we headed for the car once we paid.
Once we pulled up into the driveway, Jerry greeted us.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him as my brows shot up over my forehead.
“Sylus, I know you asked about other intel, but this couldn’t wait. I need to warn you about Jackie. She wants to kill Sesi! I overheard her talking in her bedroom to someone tonight. Strangely, the male voice sounded like your father, Kenneth, Sesi. But that can’t be since he’s gone. Please keep safe, Sesi! We love you too much to see anything happen to you.”
I instantly wanted to tell him about our plan, but Sylus squeezed my hand before he grabbed all the groceries.
“I’ll get these inside. See you in a bit, babe.”
Something in Sylus’s eyes told me not to say anything to Jerry. And the more I thought about it, the more I didn’t want to. What if Jackie compelled Jerry to talk? That wouldn’t be good for him or his wife. Jackie might kill them after finding out our plans.
“Does Jackie know you are here?”
“No.”
“Jerry, be careful with her.”
“Sesi, I know she’s a witch. Sylus warned us about her before she hired us. The wife and I carry a pouch of dill while we’re around her. You don’t have to worry, Sesi.”
I hugged him and headed into the house once he drove off. I almost ran to the kitchen because I wantedto be with Sylus. Once there, I saw him placing the last of the ingredients into the fridge.
“Hey keep some of those out. We need them at room temperature. Leave the cream cheese out.”
“What about the ricotta?”
“Keep that in the fridge.”
“Okay.”
“How was your talk with Jerry?”
