Shorts

10

I felt my body wake up and turned, only to fall on the ground. I groaned and opened my eyes to see my coffee table in front of me. That's right... I gave Aspen my bed last night while I opted for the couch. I pushed myself up and did an extravagant yawn. The apartment was extremely quiet, so I assumed Aspen was still sound asleep. My suspicions were confirmed when I quietly approached my room and saw her unconscious. I felt a smile make its way to my face at observing her peaceful state. I then felt like a creep, so I swiftly walked away.

I wasn't sure what she wanted to eat for breakfast since most stuff I knew about her was fake. Wasn't sure if famous Aspen hated pancakes because they had carbs or if real Aspen actually liked to consume food. So I did the best thing to get information on her... I googled her instead of asking.

My Google searches led me to a video where she discusses her favorite stuff. She mentioned liking oatmeal, egg whites (tots saw that coming), avocado toast (a real basic white girl), chia seed pudding (wtf is that)- I looked up chia seed pudding and quickly deduced that I had no idea how to make that. So I continued on with my search. I saw that she likes berries, but I didn't have any.

I peeked around the corner to see her still asleep. I then quickly grabbed my stuff and ran out the door. I wasn't sure how long until she woke and wanted to have food there, so I ran down the streets. I was so out of shape and my lungs felt like they were on fire. Finally, I arrived at the farmer's market. When I went to a fruit stall, I realized that she never specified which fruit. I groaned and continued my search and made an educated guess that she'd like blueberries and raspberries and blackberries.

I bought the stuff and then ran back to my apartment. I had to take a breather and lean against a bus stop because I'm totally not fit. I then started my jogging again until I arrived back. My huffing and puffing surprisingly didn't wake the actress. I chugged a bottle of water and leaned against the counter. With my head down, I took many... many deep breaths.

I then settled on making egg whites (tots bland), avocado toast (to the best of my pathetic abilities), and placed some berries in a bowl (that's as much as she's getting). I began humming to myself as I chopped up some onions for the avocado toast. I began cracking the eggs and terribly separating the yolk when I heard the floorboards creak. I turned to see Aspen rubbing her eyes as she approached me.

She wrapped her arms around herself before giving me a shy smile. It took me a while to react because I was caught off guard. She looked adorable with her hair slightly messed up and her slightly groggy face. It was also a shock to see her look slightly uncomfortable rather than her usual confident and cocky persona.

"Hi." She whispered and looked down to hide a blush.

"Hi." I smiled. "Good morning." My greeting caused her to smile.

"What are you making?" She looked over my shoulder. Her close proximity caused my breath to hitch. Aspen glanced at me and arched a brow, causing me to shake my head and blush.

"Egg whites and avocado toast." I replied. "Egg whites are done." I plated them. "And just waiting for the bread to be properly toasted." I spoke as the toaster dinged. "And finished!"

I grabbed the breads before my eyes shot open. They were HOT!I began playing hot potato with the bread and squeaking every so often. Aspen quickly reached for them and placed them on a plate. I blushed like mad while she laughed. I cracked a smile at hearing how carefree she sounded.

"You really are a marvelous chef." She teased and grabbed the knife to spread the avocado. "I didn't think you ate like this." She motioned to the breakfast.

"Why? Thought I was unhealthy?" I asked with a serious face.

"N-No! That's not- why are you laughing?" She eyed me suspiciously.