Soft but upbeat music played in the background.
I was expecting for her to be in a happy mood but I was wrong.
We were just standing beside each other, quietly preparing the things.
I glanced over her and saw her with an unreadable expression.
I opened a can of condensed milk and dipped a spoon inside.
"Psst" I whispered.
She looked over and I passed her the spoon.
Her eyebrows perk up and I shook the spoon a little, "condensed milk" I said.
She took the spoon from my hand and tasted it.
"Yummy isn't it" I smiled at her.
I felt relieved when I saw her lips quirk up, "yeah"
"Wait till we finished" I said and wore a plastic glove, "you'll love it"
She nodded and took a pair pf gloves too, the smile on her face still evident.
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"How come yours are perfect" she pouted.
We were done mixing, all we had to do was put the M&Ms and marshmallows inside and roll it.
"Flat it out first" I said and showed her how to do it.
I took a little chunk and pressed it on my palm and then adding a piece of marshmallow before closing my palm and rolled the chunk in my hands.
"Can I just be the taste tester instead"
"No" I chuckled, "come on, give me your hand"
She held out her hand and I flattened out a chunk of it on her palm.
"Now give it a little squeeze" and she did, "roll it with your hands"
"Woah" I heard her say as the chunk came out as a clean ball.
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We finished the first batch, although there were still some left, Chloe was already drooling over it.
"Please?" She pleaded.
"No" I said and continued rolling.
Her hand sneakily went to the bowl full of finished rolls.
"You're supposed to chill it for an hour or two" I swatted her hand away.
"But it looks good..." She said, stomping her feet.
"You'll have to wait" I smiled at her.
"Okay" she said and went back to her side.
"Good-"
Her hand swiftly went past my arms and grabbed rolls of grahams.
"Chlo!" I scoldingly called.
I tried getting the food back but she ran to the opposite side of the counter and I had no choice but to play her little game.
"Chloe!" I said and ran after her.
She turned around and popped a little roll in her mouth, "Catch me!"
She's pretty fast.
We circled through the counter and ended up running to the living room.
"Put the graham back" I panted.
We're now standing feet away from each other, we were beside the couch and she still has that damn chunk in her hand.
"Make me" she challenged.
I smirked and jumped to her, pushing her body to the couch, placing my legs on both on her sides and pinning her arms above her.
"Ha!" I exclaimed, happy that I have the higher ground.
She tried struggling but I had her wrists secured on my hands.
"You're putting those back once I let go of you, okay?" I playfully demanded.
"No" she smirked.
"We're staying here then"
Seconds passed and I saw her face turn from a playful one to something I couldn't tell; just like the expression she had earlier.
The air suddenly became thick and her eyes were staring at mine as if she was searching for something.
"Liz..." She breathed out.
I accidentally looked at her lips to which I highly regretted because now I couldn't look away, "y-yeah?"
"Do you like me?" The words that came out of her mouth shook me off of my thoughts.
"What?"
She looked to her side with a frown, "answer me"
"I mean I said I have a crush on you" I laughed awkwardly.
this position we were in was making it more difficult and I knew it'll be worse if I moved.
"I asked if you like me"
I gulped, "what's with the sudden question" I said and loosened my hold on her.
I don't know but I don't want to be in this situation.
"You're hurting me"
All movements stopped and I felt something in my chest sting.
"It wasn't that ha-"
"I'm not talking about your grip."
I saw her eyes become glossy and I felt my stomach churn.
"Don't cry" I said and immediately removed my hold on her, as well as the gloves on my hand.
I rested my hands on her face and made her face me.
Her eyes wouldn't still look at mine.
"Chloe I-" I breathed deeply, "I'm not good at words..."
She finally looked at me and I really wanted to replace that sad emotion on her face.
"I'm not good at words" I repeated, my heart starting to thump loud in my chest.
"So let me..." I leaned closer, "show you." I said, before closing the gap between us.
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The grahams ;-;