[ WP ] The perfect couple is hiding a secret . They 're both can rewind time , and make changes . Neither knows about the others ' gifts .

Hugh burnt her birthday cake while he was outside chatting with the neighbor. Thick plumes of black smoke curled out the window and he stared at the charred remains in the pan. Turning forty would be memorable, indeed. The darn oven had been smoking for at least fifteen minutes. 
 
 Then he stomped his foot twice and spun three times, one spin for every 10 minutes, and looked at the not-quite baked cake in the pan. He set the timer for another 15 minutes and hoped this time it would turn out differently. Maybe endearingly lopsided? She'd like that, it would show the humanity he tried to portray. 
 
 `` Smells good in here,'' Claire said as she walked through the doors. 
 
 He pulled the towel off the stove and held it in front of the oven window. `` No peeking, sweetheart.'' 
 
 She smiled and stood on her tiptoes to kiss him. `` Not even a hint at the flavor this year?'' 
 
 He smiled, cupping her cheek in his hand and rubbing his nose against hers. She was so perfect for him. `` Nope.'' 
 
 She sighed and covered his hand with hers, lacing their fingers. `` I'll go upstairs and change, then.'' 
 
 `` Wear something nice. I'm taking you to Dios tonight.'' 
 
 *** 
 
 Claire had to figure out what type of cake it was and fix it. He might have forgotten about her coconut allergy and the kitchen had a faint hint of coconut when she walked in. She stepped out of the kitchen, waited for the door to swing closed behind her, and locked her hands together, grasping her ruby ring, shaking her fists three times, she backed up twelve minutes in time. He would n't be in the kitchen then. 
 
 She opened the door and found thick smoke pouring from the oven. What had happened? Did she end up in a weird time flux? She'd experienced things not happening as she expected in the past but this made no sense. 
 
 She threw open the oven door to see a burnt cake. Hugh was outside talking to the neighbor. She pulled the pan out of the oven as he walked through the door. His eyes were wide. 
 
 `` When did you get here?'' he asked. 
 
 Reasonable question. She should n't be home from work for another five minutes. `` I, ah, got out early today. Did you have a nice chat with Geoff?'' 
 
 `` I did n't see you get home.'' 
 
 Oh crap. She linked her hands in front of her, grasped the ring, and shook four times, if only to buy herself a couple of minutes to explain. She glanced at the clock on the stove and then at Hugh. It had reversed, but he was still standing in the same spot. 
 
 He looked over at the clock, his a grin splitting his face. `` Four minute increments, huh?'' 
 
 Her eyes widened. He *knew*? 
 
 Slowly, he stalked towards her. `` I can buy us ten minutes at a time. Wan na find something to do with that span?'' 
 
 She laughed as he picked her up and pushed backwards through the kitchen door. `` I always knew you were perfect for me.''
