"Everything clean and uniform. Not to mention, when she made chocolate covered strawberries for special occasions, the chocolate center was always a delightful surprise for people."

Lara smiles fondly but a bit sadly at the memory of her mothers passing. It had been in the news, too. Amelia Croft, passing away from some horrible disease they couldn't cure. And shortly thereafter, her own fathers death. But Lara refuses to think about it and instead, digs again in that drawer for another straw, holding it out for Grace and pushing the bowl of strawberries between them.

"Here, let me show you," she says, carefully demonstrating how it's done. "It takes some practice, but you're an intelligent and talented woman, Grace. You'll get it in no time, I'm sure."