"So, he made you the Program In charge?" Marissa was kneading the pizza dough on the counter and Sophie was doing nothing except chomping the corn from the plate.
Ariel and Abigail were playing with the slime that Marissa hated most. Today they got special permission from their mom.
"I hope Dean was happy with this decision. He seems to be in charge of everything in that office," Marissa rolled the dough and punched it several times.
"The problem at hand was not Dean. It was Kate who did some certification courses and was boasting about it. Now she hates me even more."
Marissa checked the burner's flame where the chicken was simmering on a very low heat.
"There is one more thing I need to share with you," Sophie moved closer to her friend when Marissa's voice dropped to a whisper, "I talked to Rafael … I mean Mr. Sinclair and allowed him to meet the kids."
"You did what?" for a moment Sophie thought she heard wrong.