Even though "get a job" is on her list of things to do, Lia turns Becky down when she offers her a job at Mas. She doesn't know anything about cooking. Becky tells her it's not rocket science. They stop into a coffee shop and Becky nurses Ava, under cover of a giant pashmina. Becky talks Lia into taking the job.
Lia starts at Mas the next afternoon, peeling potatoes until her fingers are numb, with Becky asking over and over, "Are you okay, do you need a break?" But it is the first time since she'd left L.A. that her mind is truly quiet. On her first day off, she checks her list. Everything is checked off except for "get help." She needs to know how long it will hurt and when she.....
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