The Runaway Groom

Holding up a skewer of grilled mushrooms, Zachary said, "You don't usually get this either. Exclusively imported matsutake."

Irene did not care. "It's just mushrooms."

"Could you at least try before you give a comment?" Zachary smiled wryly. "It's not your usual mushroom either.”

Irene took a skewer and tried it, but it really was good.

Baby tripped and fell just then, and she quickly got up. "You two can eat. I'm checking up on Baby."

Zachary turned to watch her as she left. "Why do I have this feeling that she's deliberately avoiding me?"

Isaac shot him a cool look. "Does she have to? Why do you think you are?"

"Hey now, you know she's close with Lulu,” Zachary told him. "She knows a lot about Lulu, but she just won't tell me."

Isaac was left speechless, but he quickly changed the subject. "Call James. Ask him when he's going back to Franconia.”

Zachary was left speechless—Isaac was the one who told him not to bother James, since James just got married! And Isaac was now asking him to call James?!

"I refuse to bother them," Zachary said, taking a sip of beer. “Ask him if you want. Also, the grill feels like it's just lacking something."

but the condiments for the soul were just not there, making it more an outdoor party than a camping grill,

feel a little quiet with just them and

feel like you changed so much ever since you

was a

emotionally. "People

did not answer, having turned toward Irene

plucking something, but she was too far

to his feet, however, Zachary promptly stopped him, "Where are you going? Can't you let her leave for a moment? You're

him a look. "And

so you're not letting me talk?!" Zachary snorted in annoyance, but he got up too. "Wait.

toward Irene, even yelling, "What are

turned and said,

lips. "Did you identify them right? They could

ever attend med school?" Irene asked him in return. "Can't you identify that

lucky,

Irene and put it in his mouth—it really

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