Chapter 35

Cole. As I sauntered into my home I was instantly welcomed by the fresh scent of pancakes and the giggles of Marianne and Genevieve emanating from the kitchen. I briskly headed to the kitchen but stopped as I reached the door side. “This is the best pancake I’ve ever tasted!” Genevieve beamed before taking another bite. Neither of them noticed me and I wanted it that way. “Please, you flatter me too much,” Marianne giggled. “I mean it. It tastes so good that I’m envious of where you got this trick from.” “My dad taught me,” she replied. “Really? And here I was thinking it was your mother.” “She’s quite good as well but she just has one flaw.” “Is that so?” “She makes a mess of the kitchen every single time. It’s been her flaw since days before my brother and I were born. Every time she wants to cook, my father already knows he’s going to have a field day lamenting about his kitchen,” they both laughed. I leaned on the door side and I found myself smiling. How did the two of t