Chapter 271-Cooking With The Devils
Helanie:
While I cooked, Maximus stayed beside me. He helped with chopping vegetables and tried to get his hands on the pans. Most of the time, he was kind of in my way. He would excitedly jump whenever he heard what I was doing next.
I never thought of him as being so full of life—full of himself, yes!
That’s when Kaye walked by, saw us working, and decided to step in. His arrival froze us both. He stood tall, hands on his hips. My first thought was that he might disapprove of me cooking for them or call Norman to take over the "dirty" job. I guess my opinion of Kaye was low because, deep down, I was still upset about how things went between us. We were both at fault, though.
"What is going on?" he asked, his eyes shifting between me, my apron, and Maximus—who was also wearing an apron, though in a way that made me feel sorry for him. He’d tied it around his waist, leaving the straps hanging awkwardly, even after seeing me wear mine correctly.
"Helanie is cooking for us tonight," Maximus responded with a huge smile on his lips. Kaye looked unimpressed at his apron.
He stepped closer and glanced around, his eyes landing on an apron hanging on the wall.
"I’m going to help, too," he muttered, grabbing the apron to put it on.
I watched him struggle for a bit, holding the straps in the air, his arms stretched wide, his eyes darting around as he tried to figure it out.