"More like a fair. Rides and games, not animals and aerialists." They'd had a few acrobats, though, to go through the crowds, draw them to key spots along the midway or keep them there. "I was a fortune teller instead of high school." Well, middle school for the carnival. By the time she should've been in high school, she and Sabine were traveling through Europe on their own.

"If you start mashing these, I'll put the crème fraiche on the heat." She gave Steph a ricer and started peeling garlic.