Falling

The next morning

I woke up and looked at the clock. It was 8:15am and Aaliyah was still asleep. I got changed and walked upstairs to grab a glass of water. I was just loading the glass into the dishwasher when Shawn came down.
"Morning." He said while rubbing his eye. He was wearing a button down shirt with ripped jeans. His hair was messy but perfect all at the same time.
"Good morning." I replied. I felt really awkward, especially knowing that Aaliyah had told Shawn I thought he was cute.
"Shawn listen, about what Aaliyah told you the other day, I just um..." Shawn cut me off quickly.
"Hey don't worry about it, it was actually kinda cute and flattering, to be honest." He blushed a little and I felt my face go hot. He took a step closer to me.
"I actually think you're really beautiful." He looked into my eyes and I looked away.
"Awe thank you, Shawn." I blushed.
"So um, I was going to try an make pancakes... did you want to help me?" He asked as he walked towards the stove and pulled out a mixing bowl.
"Well if you burn nachos I sure as hell don't want to see the aftermath of your pancake attempt." Shawn started to giggle.
"Then help me so I don't burn the house down." He said while grabbing a whisk.
"Okay. Where's your flour?" I asked.
After half an hour there was flour all over the kitchen, strawberry juice on the floor, and a stack of beautiful pancakes on the table. I was washing the dishes when Shawn crossed to get the syrup from the fridge. As he was passing behind me, his hand brushed my butt. I turned to look at him, and he just smiled and looked at the ground. My heart was pounding. He was just so irresistible.
"What happened in the kitchen?!" Aaliyah exclaimed.
"Well your brother is a horrible cook and clearly can't handle making pancakes without flouring the floor." I shot him a grin and he laughed.
After we had breakfast and everything was cleaned up, I went home. At home I couldn't help but think about Shawn and his beautiful smile. My phone started to vibrate. It was a text from an unknown number. I checked the message.
"Hey, I got your number from my sister. I just wanted to make sure I didn't make you uncomfortable this morning in the kitchen. Btw this is Shawn."
I typed back a message but erased it a few times before I got it right.
"You didn't, I had a lot of fun." I sent back.
"Hey um... did you want to meet me in the park in 20 minutes? The one on the corner of Adelaide street?" My heart skipped a beat when I read this.
"Sure:)" I replied.

I got up, put on my black skirt with my white crop top and fixed my makeup. I put on my converse and walked down the street. My heart was pounding harder than ever. I can't believe I'm going to see Shawn.