Barely half an hour into her cooking, Mara heard a curious sound that seemed to have come from the front door.

“Oh my God,” she gasped, her heart rate going off the charts almost instantly. She was not done cooking and Leo was already home?! What sort of welcome was that?? Running helter-skelter, she rushed to gather everything she needed to complete her cooking. Just then, a knock came on the front door. Mara’s heart almost flew out of her mouth.

“C… coming!” She called out and rushed off to the front door, drying her hands on her dress as she ran.

When she got to the door, she took...