Aricia walked alongside Helen as they moved through the market slowly, picking out items that Aricia wanted to help her cook the meal for tonight. She was going to prepare a recipe that her mother had perfected and passed on to her when she was younger.
Helen was content to let Aricia pick what she wanted from the choices of fruits and vegetables and spices. The meat was already in the villa soaking in a sauce she had mixed to Aricia's exact proportions. There were many more steaks than Helen had first thought, enough to feed twenty people, but she wasn't aware of anyone coming to visit them this evening.
