Chapter 65

• He watches you for a second before walking over to the panic room. You find containers and put the leftovers in on, keeping the larger one out for the cupcakes. Then you take the knives, pan, and cutting board to the sink to wash them up. When you have all the dishes in the dish rack drying, you find a towel to dry your hands on and pull out the frosting kit you found earlier. You don’t make them too fancy, but use a spout on the frosting bag, so it comes out like little flowers. You do one third of them in chocolate, one third in vanilla frosting, and the last third in both, not knowing what one Jimmy would like best.
• You put one of each on a plate and take it into the panic room, setting the plate down on the desk next to him before letting him know you are going to take your shower. He nods and his hand hovers over the cupcakes as he tries to decide on what one he wants to eat.
• You walk out of the panic room and into the bedroom, which is right next to it, to find something to sleep in. Looking in the dresser that’s positioned against the wall across from the end of the bed, you find a long nightshirt and some underwear. You take them and walk back past the panic room to the bathroom. You don’t bother to trying to lock the old door because you don’t want to get stuck, and you know there is a zero percent chance Jimmy would walk in unless someone was going to kill you while you were showering. And in the case of someone trying to kill you, you would need to have the door unlocked to let Jimmy in to save you.