The Alpha and The Baker

by Roxie Ray

if we don’t laugh, we cry,”

Winter is for baking bread and reading books while snuggled up under warm, cozy covers.”

I see no need to be a martyr for someone else’s comfort.”

“If wishes were fishes, I’d cast a hook.”

But that was us—a wonderful, beautiful series of contradictions all bound up in each other.

“I try to remember everything you tell me. Often with mixed success.”

“I may not be an expert cook, but I know all the best recipes need seasoning.”