Chapter 54

Celina stared at the rectangular foil pan in her freezer. She’d pre-heated the oven, but how was she going to lift the pan to get it in there?

Looking down at her casted arm, tears filled her eyes. She wiped at them frantically when she heard Gabe’s boots on the linoleum floor of the kitchen behind her.

“What’re you lookin’ for? I’ll get it.” Gabe stepped up behind her and looked into the freezer.

Celina pointed at the foil pan that had caused the anxiety brewing in her middle.

“Is this the lasagna?” Gabe moved around her and placed it in the oven. “How long does this need to cook?”

“Yeah, your mom said an hour and a half.”

Gabe set the timer and turned to her, propping his hands on the kitchen counter behind him. “Something wrong?”

Celina’s bottom lip twitched as she picked at the seam on the side of her sweatpants. “Not really. Just feeling useless. I can’t even heat a pre-made dinner.” She gestured toward the lasagna in the oven.

“Everything is fine. This is all temporary.” He push