Page 355 of Safe With You

“It is.”

“Are you gonna be in it too?”

“I think so.”

“Can I see it?”

“Of course.”

“When?”

“When it comes out.”

“When is that?”

I looked at Ellis.

He shrugged. “You got this.”

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

I turned back to Mila. “In a few weeks.”

“Oh.”

Apparently that was much too long to wait.

She wandered back toward the living room, where something animated was playing on the television.

I slipped out of my shoes and looked at Ellis.

“You told her?”

“She asked why I was cooking.”

I paused. “You cooked?”

“Why do you sound surprised?”

“I don’t.”

“You do.”

I followed him toward the kitchen. “What did you make?”

“Steak.”

I stopped just inside the kitchen.

There were two skillets going on the stove, mashed potatoes covered on the counter, and a pan of green beans beside them. A bottle of sparkling cider sat in an ice bucket that I was almost positive he’d bought specifically for tonight.

“You really did all this?”

Ellis shrugged like there weren’t two skillets on the stove and an entire dinner waiting for me.

“I told you we were celebrating.”