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.

gaped at

gone nuts?”

don’t have to be so rude now, Ariel.” He smirked, and threw a tomato in my

as well, and it landed

heck!” I uttered, staring at the part

  1. up.

and moved closer to him. “What are

it look like I’m doing?”

zone. Can we please save the food fight for another

an eyebrow. “And since when

the times around here.

and you can’t even bother

a weird face.

then.” Luke took his eyes downward, and I found his fingers reaching for more

his hands promptly. “Like I’ve said, save this food fight for another time. Not now

handful of flour. “But where’s the fun in that?

show?” I gave him

had gotten into this

the flour, but I stopped him.

if you throw that flour, I swear…”

the air. And here I was, covered

we have a magical, flour–filled kitchen. Isn’t

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

grinned. “I

“Say what now?”

Luke moved extremely close to me.

treaded backwards, “Don’t worry, sir. I’m

like a mess.”

because you made

ean

me clean up this mess,

head. “No, you don’t

the moment Luke’s hand firmly grasped mine, tugging me towards him. Before I knew it, I

my waist, pulling me even closer to him. And at this point, I felt a

him, and I had no idea what was wrong with this man. He was definitely confused with his thinking.

nothing but hatred. Then on another hand, he

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