Who Said girls Couldn't Play Football

Chapter 27: Friends?

"I went in the originally because they dared me to kiss you, I knew I wouldn't have the guts otherwise. I'm sorry Gage."

He sighs.

"Well it wasn't the best way to have our first kiss but I guess that's okay, I'm glad we did kiss ."

"Awe that's soo cute!" Avery says.

"You guys want to know what else is cute?"

"Yeah"

"I happen to now that someone here has a crush on Cole here." I say smirking.

"Who?" Cole asks.

"Little miss Avery over here." I say winking at her.

"Really?" Cole asks, directing the question to Avery.

"Yeah, I told little Miss loud mouth over here not to say anything though."

Grinning sheepishly I start walking to the kitchen.

I turn around, " how about pancakes and bacon?" Everyone nods and starts to talk.

I quadruple the pancake recipe and split it into four bowls. In the first I put m&m's, the second is chocolate chips and m&m's, the third is strawberries and chocolate, the fourth is plain.

I have all five burners on with a pan on each and then on the big heating counter top thing there are three more pans. I start with the plain, with all of the pans I get them done in 8 minutes. Then the chocolate and strawberries pancakes are cooking.  The third pancake that I make are the m&m's, the next is the m&m's and chocolate.

Next I cook all of the bacon, 2 packs of bacon. I place everything on separate plates on the island.

"Hey, guys, the food is ready come and get it!"

I place the extra plates and forks on the counter, place the syrup and butter on the counter opposite of the pancakes.

Everyone comes in and grabs their pancakes, the plain are gone first. Then the m&m, everyone sits down and I get mine which happen to be the m&m with chocolate chips, with one piece of bacon.

I walk out into the tv room to see everyone eating and watching a basketball game.

"Hey, sit here." Gage says, pointing at the seat next to him.

"Okay." I sit down and start eating. Once I'm done I get everyone's plates and take them to the kitchen. Al of the dishes are in the sink. I get out the plastic wrap to help keep the food fresh for as long as possible.

I start on the dishes. The bubbles coating my hands. I remember playing with the dishes while cleaning them as a little kid, cooking with bubbles I guess you could say.

I clean all of the dishes in 45 minutes.

"Hey."

"Hi" I say wiping my hands with a fluffy towel.

"I was just coming to help you." Gage says, "but it looks like you just finished"

"Yeah," I say with a slight laugh. "Would you like a Pepsi?"

"Sure."

I walk to the fridge and grab two Pepsi cans.

"Glass or can"

"Glass please"

I set the cold cans on the counter and get the cups. I fill the empty cups with Pepsi and ice. Placing the cans into the trash bin I walk over to the the table, set one of the cold, sweating, blue glasses, on the dark wood table, in front of Gage and the other In Front of me.

I pull out the cherry oak chair and sit in it with my leg in the cris cross apple sauce way, if we are using kid terms.

"Are you still going to play football next year?" I ask just to make sure.

"Yeah, wouldn't dream about quitting"

"That's good" I say, happy that I'll get to see him more.

My phone rings.
"I'm so sorry" I pick up the phone,

"Hey dad"

"I have a surprise"

"What is it."

" you, me, Ariel, and ten friends are going to France."

"Really?"

"Yeah we're leaving tomorrow morning."

"Holy crap. Okay I'll tell them, thanks dad."

I hang up and look at Gage speechless.

"We are going to France with 9 other people, I have to pick them but it's going to be really fun."

"I'm thinking, you, angel, Brent, Jack, Cole, tom, Jerry, Avery, summer, and Autumn."

"Sounds good"