I chuckle and shake my head. “Fuck off, Ryder.”
“Okay, assholes. That’s enough talking. Get the fuck out of my house. It’s date night and Alex is going to walk me through cooking dinner.” He rolls his eyes. “As much as I love helping her in the shower, I really can’t wait until the damn cast comes off. She needs to demonstrate the cooking skills to me. My lack of basic skill in the kitchen causes her to channel her inner rage chef, turning her into a sexy female Gordon Ramsey. I swear when she was teaching me her recipe for french toast she was this close,” he holds his finger and thumb so close they’re nearly touching, “to holding slices of bread up against my ears and calling me an idiot sandwich.”
“Oh, poor baby,” Ryder laughs. “The love of your life breaks her hand, saving you from a would-be rapist, and now you’re sad you have to help with dinner? Order takeout, for fuck’s sake. Problem solved.”
“Fuck off, Ryder. The problem isn’t that I have to help. The problem is that she’s trying to teach me certain techniques and when I don’t understand her instructions, she gets irritated. It’s cute, but she doesn’t need the frustration. It would be easier if she could show me how to do these things, rather than trying to instruct me verbally.” Connor explains. “But yeah, takeout would solve a lot of problems. Too bad Alex has her heart set on teaching me how to cook.”
“Well, good luck with that,” I tell him, on my way to the door. “See you Sunday. Can’t wait to see what you’re making us for dinner.”
“Ha ha, funny. Maybe you should come over and cook instead?”
“Yeah, that could work. I don’t mind helping out.”
“I’ll hold you to that. Don’t mind if Alex is in there with you, though. I think she misses cooking.”
“That’s alright, I’m sure she can teach me a thing or two. I’ve never cooked with a professional chef before. I wonder if she’ll call me an idiot sandwich?” I give them a wave and then leave with the sound of their laughter flowing along behind me.
I’m anxious to see Becca.
If she likes my plan, it will solve all of our problems at once. Now, I just need a way to convince her that me being her fake boyfriend is in her best interest.
