Pepper gave a one-shoulder shrug, dismissing his assurances. "I know you won't be doin' it again. Because you know what I'd do if you did it again. Dun't need to read my mind for it neither."

She gave him a friendly shove out of the room. "That's right now. Hurry it up, because I'm gonna want tomatoes in that salad too." She shut his door behind them, and followed Adam out.