Eden stared at the small bottle in her hand, dumbfounded.
"Oh, is that the rosemary?" Carver asked, peering over her shoulder. "I haven't used that in a while."
"That's good, considering its use-by date is for a good five years ago." Eden put it aside and began checking th
(more)e rest of the herbs in the back of his cupboard. They were all in a similar state. Having seen enough to form her conclusion, she gaped at Carver. "What do you eat?"
He indicated the freezer behind him with his thumb. "Much easier. And I do use some of those things occasionally."
Eden continued to stare.
"Some of us don't get huge government grants to sit around in libraries."
"I haven't gotten a government grant in a decade." Not for what she really wanted to work on, at least. "We're going shopping." (less)
