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— 𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐋𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 first one to wake up, Warren still sleeping away on her chest.
Very, very carefully — she maneuvered out of his hold and got out of the bed.
She quietly made her way downstairs after closing Warren's bedroom door and peeked into the living room to check in on Winona.
She too, was still fast asleep.
Layla smiled to herself and then wandered into the kitchen, seeing the time on the stove.
From her previous experience with dinners at the Peace residence, she knew right now was about the time Winona would be preparing dinner — so the redhead decided to take it into her own hands for the night.
She first started off by making the same salad she'd sent the recipe to Winona for, thankful that there was still enough of all the ingredients in stock.
She then looked at the pantry and fridge to see what else she could make for everyone to enjoy.
She decided to use the last of the tofu and sesame oil from the salad to make sesame tofu and broccoli.
She got out all the other ingredients required and set to work.
— 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 done making dinner, she covered the pan and placed the bowl of salad in the fridge.
She then walked into the living room and gently shook Winona to wake her up.
The older woman opened her eyes slowly and looked up at Layla, smiling softly before registering how dark the house had become and sitting up.
"Oh no, I haven't even made dinner yet!" She said, furrowing her brows and beginning to stress out.
Layla shook her head and placed a hand on her shoulder both to get her attention and to calm her down.
"Don't worry about dinner, Mrs. Peace. I hope you don't mind — but I welcomed myself to your fridge and made dinner."
Winona paused for a moment and just stared at Layla, causing the redhead to feel a nervous pit form in her stomach.
But then the Peace woman began to tear up and pulled Layla into a tight hug. "Oh, sweet girl — thank you so much. You truly are a Godsend."
Layla laughed softly and patted the woman's back comfortingly, before pulling away and helping Winona stand up from the couch.
"It was no problem, really. I'll go and wake up Warren now."
Winona nodded and gently shooed Layla to go do so as she began to walk into the kitchen.
