102 CROSSROADS OF EMOTIONS

ARIEL’S POV

“And what are you doing here?” I aksed Luke, raising an eyebrow.

“I just came to help you out,” he answered, looking around. “I thought you might need a hand.”

“Thanks, but I’m good. You can leave now.” I turned back to the ingredients, to focus on the preparation of the food.

“If I can remember, this is my house.”

“Fine. Stay then.” I said nonchalantly.

As I was about to chop, Luke moved closer to me and grabbed a tomato from the table, observing it.

“What are you doing?” I asked. He didn’t give me a reply. Instead, he took a carrot from the table as well.

“Luke….”

He hushed me, placing his fingers on my lips, looking into my eyes. And as he stirred closer, I began to move backward, all these done in silence, until I found myself leaning against the wall.

“You love complaining.” Luke said softly. “Why?”

I didn’t say a thing as I kept staring at him. I didn’t know if my lips were sealed at the moment, but the power to speak, was not there.

After a gaze that seemed like eternity, Luke moved backwards, laughing silently. He budged nigher to the ingredients, and started doing only God knows what.

“Luke!” I shrieked at him. At this point, my voice came back.

“What?!” He yelled back. But kept on carrying out his nonsense.

“I’m trying to cook here. Stop doing shit with those ingredients!” I bawled at him

He shook his head, with a grin. “But Ariel, you know I’m just enhancing the flavor with my expert tossing skills.”

“Tossing skills? This isn’t a salad, Luke! Get your hands off that tomato!”

“What’s the worst that can happen? A little veggie rain never hurt anyone.” Luke threw a carrot at me.

and gaped

gone nuts?”

to be so rude now, Ariel.” He smirked, and threw a tomato in my

and it landed on the wall,

I uttered, staring at the part of

  1. up.

and moved closer to him. “What

does it look like I’m

into a war zone. Can we

Luke raised an eyebrow. “And since when did this place become your kitchen.”

I cook most of the times around here. So

and you can’t even bother to

gave him a weird face. “Don’t start

and I found

his hands promptly. “Like I’ve said, save this food fight for

grabbed a handful of flour. “But where’s the fun in that? Let’s make this a cooking show like

show?” I gave him

this guy these past few

the flour, but I stopped him.

my eyes down. “Luke, if you throw that

over the air. And

magical, flour–filled kitchen. Isn’t it beautiful?” Luke

covering my face. “Oh, it’s beautiful, all

grinned. “I wish.”

“Say what now?”

clean you up.” Luke moved extremely close to

“Don’t worry,

look like

because you made me

ean

up

shook my head. “No,

electricity course through my body the moment Luke’s hand firmly grasped mine, tugging me towards him. Before I knew it, I was

at this point, I felt a surge of butterflies in my stomach

what was wrong with this man. He was definitely confused with his thinking. And he had no

was nothing but hatred. Then on another hand, he would

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