"Supper Surprise"
Summary: Mattie cooks dinner.
Note: I'm sorry for the month-long delay in posting, but the weeks before finals are busy for the teachers and not just the students! With school out, I will be finishing the last two chapters of this series before the new year. It's been fun writing this, but all good things must come to an end, especially since Mattie is back with her father on the show.
Disclaimer: Harm, Mac, etc. are not mine, so don't sue me because I have an imagination and too much free time.
Written 21 December 2004
"What's all this?" Harm asked his ward as he hung his coat. The table was set, and Mattie was wielding potholders.
"I was bored, so I decided to cook dinner," she said as she pulled a dish out of the oven.
Harm sat down while Mattie spooned a serving onto each plate. After blowing on a forkful to cool it, he tasted her creation.
"What is it?" he asked after swallowing his first bite. Mattie was waiting anxiously for his reaction before trying it herself.
"Tortilla casserole."
"It's pretty good," he said, taking another taste. "Kinda sweet, too."
"That's probably the Cool Whip."
"Cool Whip?" Harm gave her a strange look.
"Yeah, the recipe had whipping cream in it, so I used Cool Whip."
Harm almost choked on his food. "Mattie, Cool Whip is whipped cream, not whipping cream."
"Oh," she responded staring at her plate. "Guess we don't have to worry about dessert then."