"Then we'll just share water and pizza tonight," she teases him with a wink. "You'll never have to fear me taking advantage of you."

It is a terrible joke. He could never hurt her, Annie knows that looking at him. This man is so safe.

"It shouldn't be different from bread. I can do that by memory." She spouts off a quick recipe with a quick rising flour. She knows baking because it gives her joy. It was something she did with her friends for school fundraisers.