"If you could stir the green beans, then add the bacon bits, that'd be great," Piper said, pulling out the kettle. Every word she said felt overly polite and stiff, it contrasted sharply with the times they'd sat in the kitchen, talking and laughing like nothing was wrong.
She set the kettle to boil, pulling out tea and cups. "You don't mess things up, Charles," she told him.