Favorite food, and Best friend call.

"The thought of her childhood sweetheart not loving her kept me shamefully happy." [Christian]

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After hanging up, Riley forgot about her confused feelings for Mindy. Instead, she made a list of grocery items containing Stuart's favorite dishes items. After changing clothes, she left home for the supermarket. She needed to make sure of three things. For starters, she thought of preparing Gnocchi, with mildly sweet butternut squash, crunchy hazelnuts, maitake mushrooms, and pickled chilies. And bagels.

For the main course, she had decided upon a Shawarma platter with hot red sauce dressing. Since he was always a spicy food lover.

And Ropa Vieja and plantains, for which she needed to have beef, chilies, and peppers. It was a dish Stuart's late grandmother had loved and made her learn. She could still recall how she used to explain its meaning to her every time Riley went to their home to dine.

"Come here Riley, I will tell you what Ropa Vieja and plant