Toni
I'd only been gone for maybe ten minutes. A friend of mine from college wanted to chat, but I had to cut it short. Leaving Sawyer and Kaylee alone didn't seem like a good idea, they argued way too much.
Ten minutes.
At least.. I really thought it'd only been ten. But then how on earth did the pile of cookies on the counter disappear so fast? I swear, there'd been so many, they were falling off of the plate.
Sawyer and Kaylee were sitting beside each other on the bar stools. He poked her cheek playfully. "They can't all be your favorite."
Kaylee reached for a chocolate cookie, shooting him a look of doubt. "The fuck they can't."
"Kaylee.." I said slowly. She stilled, refusing to turn around even as I peered over her shoulder. "How many of those have you had?"
"A few."
Sawyer started laughing, clutching at his stomach. "More like a few dozen."
She glared daggers right before landing a punch on his shoulder. "Fuck you."
"For what?" He asked. His grin turned arrogant. "For snitching on you, or making such amazing cookies?"
She shoved the chocolate cookie into her mouth. "Dah fiiist un."
I sighed, shaking my head as I sat on the other side of Sawyer. "It's not good to eat so much sugar all at once."
"Have you tried them?" She asked.
"No."
"Then you don't understand," she grabbed an oatmeal raisin cookie and offered it to me. "Here."
"I'm okay--"
She shoved the whole thing into my mouth, completely ignoring the look I was giving her. She knew I was on a diet, she knew I was trying to stay healthy and in shape. Aside from pizza, I'd been doing very well.
"Go on."
Sawyer pursed his lips, looking at me like maybe he was self conscious about why I wouldn't try his cookies. I couldn't have him thinking I didn't appreciate his effort, or wasn't willing to--at the very least-- try his cookies.
So I ate it, barely able to keep the whole thing in my mouth. The two of them watched me expectantly, impatiently waiting for some kind of response. "It's.. good."
Kaylee's eyebrows furrowed.
The corners of Sawyer's lips sunk. "You didn't like it?"
"Of course I did," I said nervously, my smile as uneasy as my stomach. "Don't be silly."
Based off of the offended expression he was trying to mask, he didn't believe me.
Why couldn't I have been more convincing? Why couldn't I enjoy the taste of cookies, like normal people? "I--"
Kaylee darted forward, planting a big kiss onto Sawyer's cheek. There was a smacking sound as she pulled away. "These are the shit, I love them. Thanks for sharing, eye candy."
His face flushed dark red from his chin to his hairline. "It's not considered sharing when one person demolishes an entire fucking plate."
She laughed, reaching for another. "You get to enjoy the smell, don't you? That's sharing."
"Okay, cookie monster."
I just sat there and watched the exchange, torn between the emotions I was currently battling. She'd just kissed his cheek. Clearly, it was to distract him and save me. Still. Kay was the master of distraction. Surely she had a plethora of ideas she could have chosen from.
Was I reading too far into this?
"Dio aiutami," Sawyer muttered to himself as he stood. He discretely glanced between the two of us, taking a step back. "I've got to call a friend of mine back. Won't be long."
Translation: God help me
I watched him leave, muttering Italian under his breath. "You know some Italian, don't you Kay?"
She looked at me off the corner of her eyes. "I know how to swear in six different languages, one of those six being Italian, if that answers your question."
"Did you recognize the words he said?" I asked curiously. It was probably nothing. I was most likely overthinking things, as usual. I just couldn't help wondering if he was hiding things from me when he spoke in Italian.
Her lips pursed, brown eyes focusing intensely on the crumbs falling from her fingertips as she rubbed her hands together.
"Dio aiutami..." She tried the words out. "Something about God."
I sighed, unable to hide my disappointment. "I think I might start learning Italian."
"Mhm."
"Kay!" I spun around to face her, smiling brightly. "I have a great idea!"
She eyed me cautiously. "I'm not interested."
"You haven't even heard what I have to say." I objected.
She shrugged nonchalantly, quickly shoving the--almost empty--plate of cookies aside. "Unless you've recently undergone a personality swap, I'm afraid I have to decline your offer."
"Kay."
"Saying my name like a disapproving mother scolding her child makes me feel even less inclined to hear you out." She said flatly.
I rolled my eyes, a smile returning to my face. "We could learn the language together."
"Come again."
"You already have the basics down, it'd be a piece of cake!" I said excitedly. Learning something new with Kaylee was always fun. What made this idea even better, was knowing I'd be able to hold a conversation with Sawyer in Italian. "This will be so much fun!"
She snorted, one corner of her lips tilting up. "If I wanted to learn a new language, I'd fuck a foreigner."
My nose wrinkled at the imagery. "Eww, Kaylee."
She grinned, reveling in my discomfort.
My ears perked at the sound of Sawyers laugh. He was talking to one of his friends. Someone I'd never met before. What if it was actually a female? What if he wasn't taking this situation as seriously as I was?
"What's wrong?" Kaylee asked suspiciously.
I waved my hand, feigning dismissal. "Oh, nothing."
"Don't try to bullshit me."
The optimistic smile I'd been trying to keep in place slipped away. "It's just.. I've never met any of Sawyer's friends, and I know we haven't been dating all that long. But.."
"So why don't you ask him?"
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