“Luckily for you, I actually am a good cook, so you kids are safe.”
“Thank god!” My sister says. I can’t even blame her.
Jake goes into the kitchen and orders me to stay here and choose a movie with them. I’m suspecting he can’t deal with meany longer, and honestly, I don’t blame him for it. I can be a real pain in the ass when I want to. When he comes back, he brings a tray full of cheese and ham toasted sandwiches. That’s our dinner? It’s a bitbland, isn’t it?
“May I present to you, The Jakewiches.” I laugh at the name, and his sister looks at me.
“Oh, you cannot be serious.”
“Laugh all you want, but these…” She points to the bread. “Are worth killing for.”
He passes me one, and they’re still warm. When I put it in my mouth, melted cheese and ham get to me, but that’s not the only thing that I can identify. I taste tomato and lettuce and…Oregano?Also, butter enhances all of it.
I resist an eye roll.
“It’s… Fine.”
“You’re so stubborn.” West shakes his head while lightly smiling.
“Don’t pretend that’s not the reason you’re always flirting with me.” I take another bite, and it takes everything in me not to have a physical reaction.
“Touché.” He nods while eating, too.
I don’t know why, but I feel a small pit in my stomach. It’s something I’ve always known; he just confirmed it.It’s the chase. Wait, I hate him,why am I feeling like this?
“This is some gourmet shit!” Brandon says, and I turn to him wide-eyed. I swear to god, a person cannot get lost in her thoughts without these kids pushing it.
“What is shit, Maddie?” Paige asks, and I turn to her even more wide-eyed. I look at Jake, and he is amused.
“Thatis not a very nice word, Paige.”
“Only when your parents are out can you repeat them. Oh, and in school.” Jake says dead serious, and then winks to spite me, and I glare at him.
I turn to the rest, and the twins are smirking, and Lindsey and Alana are laughing.
“Kids, curse words are illegal. I’m talking like murder-illegal. Whoever,” I turn to the twins, because this speech is mostly for them. “Says one, will be in big trouble.”
They turn to me with devilish smiles and defiant eyes.
“That’s bullshit.”
“Fuck yeah.”
I start to get pissed off.
“Are you fucking kidding me?” I ask. Only when I finish do Irealizethe stupidity I had just said. “Shit, I shouldn’t have said that.” Again?! “Fuck!No-”
Jake’s hand covers my mouth in order to shut me up and takes advantage of the situation to kiss my temple.Holy shit…
“How I love my road worker.” He releases my mouth, and I avoid shaking my head in plain sight to release me from this medieval form of torture that is-Him.
“What movie are we watching?”
“After a lot of arguing, we finally settled on a movie.” I say.
“We decided to watch Hercules.” Alana cuts in.
“Don’t start the movie yet, I have to get me some popcorn!” I light up.I could be fueled by popcorn.When someone asks me what I would eat for the rest of my life, and that it could only be one thing, Ialwayssay popcorn.
