Piper scratched her head as she flipped through the cook book for salad recipes. A raffle was drawn once every month and Piper's name was drawn to participate in the salad part of the cooking contest. Glancing over at her basket of fresh herbs, Piper decided that she would make an herb salad with a lemon and olive oil dressing.

There was a knock on the door and Piper wiped her hands before she went to open it. Piper was surprised to see Cam.

"Hi."

"Hey. Um...Laney told me to pick you up."

Piper was slightly confused but she invited Cam into her house.

"That's very nice of Laney to think of me, but I know where the cooking festival is."

Cam shrugged and stood awkwardly,

"That's what I said, too."

"Well, since you're already here, would you like something to drink?"

"No, it's fine."

Piper ignored him and poured a cup of orange juice for him. He reluctantly thanked Piper and she returned to putting together her salad.

Piper glanced back at Cam as he looked around, curious about his new surroundings. She noted that he was rather quiet.

"So," Piper said a little bit too loudly, "I decided to make an herb salad for the festival." Cam didn't reply, "I found lots of fresh herbs this morning while I was in the mountains. I also caught some fish. Knight really liked the fish you brought him."

"That's nice."

Piper jumped in surprise when Cam suddenly appeared beside her. She placed her hand over her heart while Cam simply arched his brow at her.

"Is it good?" He asked.

"I - I don't know. I haven't tried it yet."

"Do you mind?"

"Not at all."

Cam wondered where he found the courage to do such a thing. Piper handed a fork to him and he grabbed a few leaves of the salad and popped it into his mouth. The salad was crisp and fresh and the dressing was tart and complimented the wild taste very well.

"It's good. I like it."

Cam's compliment made Piper smile from ear to ear.

"You really think so?"

Cam nodded and pointed to the clock. Piper gasped and hurriedly plated the salad and covered it before she and Cam left the house.

Laney and Georgia were grinning wickedly when they saw Cam and Piper arrive together.

"Laney, thank you for sending Cam to pick me up. I probably would've been late if he didn't come."

Laney was surprised,

"I didn't tell him to pick you up."

Georgia laughed and pulled Piper into a side hug,

"It seems like someone has a crush on you!"

Piper blushed but couldn't say anything more as the contestants were called to the stage. Konohana ended up winning the contest but there were no hard feelings, only celebrating.

Piper could feel the townspeople staring at her as Cam walked her home but Cam didn't seem to notice. The festival lasted all the way until sundown but Piper wasn't worried about her livestock; Jerry and Knight were diligent when it came to herding the animals back to the barn and the chicken coops.

"Thank you for today, Cam."

"For what?"

"For being my escort."

Cam was thankful that it was getting dark.

"I'm just trying to be friendly."

Piper and Cam stopped at the front of her door,

"Well, we should hang out sometime. Maybe on a Monday when you're not working."

Cam shrugged but he couldn't hide his smile as he walked away.