[morriss003]

Still working on "Tales of the Ragoon, Kate's Movie Star." Got stuck for awhile. but now seemed to have come unstuck.

They were sitting on his mattress. She was watching him mix a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

“Look, Oh Glamorous One, I know that it’s just a high school talent show, but you haven’t got anything better to do. Give it a try. And why are you mixing that cookie dough down here instead of in the kitchen?”

“Because I know that if I mix it down here, a lot of it won’t be going into the stomachs of your two starving brothers. Besides, this way I get to test it in peace.”

He scooped out a piece of cookie dough with his finger and put it in his mouth. Kate watched and listened as he hummed his contentment.

“Don’t you realize that you have raw eggs in there? You could get salmonella that way,” she said skeptically.

“I used processed egg mix from the store. It’s safe. Here.”

He scooped out another large piece and held it toward her. Without thinking, Kate leaned forward and took his finger into her mouth just as she heard the shelter door open. She closed her eyes and began sucking the batter off of his finger. She hummed her own sound of happiness as she tasted the delicious flavor.

“Kate!”

She heard the outraged voice of her brother, opened her eyes and glanced up, Runyon’s finger still captured by her lips. Suddenly, it occurred to her how this must look. Her face exploded with red as she hastily leaned away from the actor.

Matt glared at Runyon. Runyon held up the bowl.

“Cookie dough,” he explained weakly.