By the time lunchtime rolls around, both Alex and Daniel are starving. Daniel had spent the entire morning running around town, grabbing groceries and various necessities for the rest of the day while Alex spent the majority of it sitting on the couch watching TV. He returns just a few minutes later carrying a large box wrapped in colorful paper and several shopping bags in hand.

“Here you go.” he tells her as he sets everything down on the dining table and begins unboxing the contents of the box. He carefully lays the boxes of food out onto the table before turning around to face Alex and smiling brightly at...