Marie had just finished setting all the ingredients on the kitchen counter, mentally going through the list of ingredients to make sure she had everything. She was excited to spend time with Noah. Still on the back of her mind, she kept wondering what he wanted to tell her. Her thoughts were broken by Cosette, looking up at her, barking loudly, causing Marie to stroke her new pets head. "Cosette you can't bark yet. If Noah hears you'll ruin the surprise." She whispered, pouting at her, then giggling at herself for talking to a dog. Marie was just flipping the pages of her messy recipe book, scribbling on it the ice cream cupcake recipe. When she thought she heard something, she swiftly took her nose out of the book, gazing at the front door, pressing her finger against her lips, signaling to Cosette for her to be quiet, while she waited for another sound as confirmation, maybe it was already Noah.