Chapter 39: Embarrassment

Rain's face twisted slightly in surprise. She'd thought he was helping her out of goodwill, but it seemed that he was only keeping tabs on her.

"What do you want in return?" she asked in all seriousness, before taking a sip of the fresh lemonade he handed to her.

"Hmm… Nothing comes to mind yet, but I'll definitely ask you for a favor when the time comes," he replied, digging into his own plate beside her. "Do you want some toasted bread?"

He was about to stand up before she stopped him. "It's fine. Just eat. I'll get it myself," she insisted. "Do you want one?"

"Yeah, the bread's in the cabinet over there," he pointed out. He then gave her a look and hesitatingly added, "Can you reach it?"

"Of course I can! I'm not small," she snorted. "It's just that you're too tall!" 

Standing up, Rain was pretty sure she could get it. She was five feet seven inches while Alexander was easily over six feet, but that wasn't too much of a stretch.