"You do find cooking very boring." Booker reached out and gently brushed his fingers through her hair. Her impatience for cooking amused him. "He's just trying to keep you from doing things you don't enjoy."

While he wasn't inclined to cook by himself Booker enjoyed cooking with Nicky. It was like watching football with Joe, something they could do together and enjoy. Not everyone wanted to debate him about literature all the time or play cards with him because he cheated.

They knew most of his tells but he liked the challenge of it.