CHAPTER 178: A ROLE MODEL

Samantha and Jake finished their baking and then cleaned the kitchen together. The fact that they were together made a mundane chore very interesting. Jake washed, Samantha rinsed, and he always threatened her with soap foam. Samantha felt that if anyone who didn't know them were to listen to them play and giggle in the kitchen, they'd wonder which new couples had moved in. All the years of pain were worth it. She didn't enjoy it, but it contributed to what they shared then. After their wild—and majorly unsuccessful—time in the kitchen, they went to the outdoor garden at the back of the house to relax for a while. They'd set up a table beforehand and made a pack of cards available and some other board games. Neither of them was good with chess, but they were willing to play around and break the rules as long as they had fun. They had juice, music, and the beautiful scenery offered by the arrays of colorful flowers in the garden to keep them entertained the whole day. After that, the