Just The Two Of Us

7. Shiva

You look up from your phone to make a snarky comment to the person who bumped into you before you noticed it was Matt's friend Jared. You absolutely hated Jared, probably more than you "hated" Phillip. Jared is a shallow, judgmental, no good, mr know it all. You could not stand being around him. It was obviously apparent that he already knew about your split with Matt by the way he was sizing you up.

"Y/n." He says with no emotion whatsoever.

"Jared." You respond back matching his energy.

"I see you've found this gem." He says looking towards the bakery you just came out of seconds ago.

"Yes. Yes I did. It's a very nice place, the guy inside is a great man. Not like I can say that about every man." You say mocking a smile.

He hummed "Have you spoken to him?"

"Nope. I have places to be, sooo goodbye." You said starting to make your way around him.

"He's a mess. I don't think I've ever seen a man down bad like he is. It's almost embarrassing." He shouts out to you.

"I don't care." You shout back pouting your lips with a shrug.

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You finally make it back to your house, and you could see people going towards the Altman's place meaning the shiva is starting to begin. You sat the tray of danishes on the kitchen counter, then you go upstairs to your room to quickly change into another dress that doesn't scream death. This dress was more on the sweet side and casual.

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These past couple of days were a little bit hard on Phillip, the loss of a loved one was something he wasn't prepared for, yet again no one is. He found it somewhat difficult to actually feel upset, because he rarely ever feels upset. He didn't have a very close relationship with his father but losing him was heartbreaking and he wouldn't wish it on anyone. Being around his family and friends again made him feel better, and less alone. Deep down he actually liked the idea of shiva happening although he didn't want to admit it. It worked in his favor because it'll keep him distracted from feeling down.

Phillip could see from the window you and your mother walking up to his doorstep. He excused himself from the room and made his way to the kitchen in hopes of interacting with you. Phillip knew he was very much attracted to you, but he also knew that you probably did not feel the same way in the slightest bit. He was very much aware that you did not like him, but he was willing to change that. Phillip always had women falling for him with just a wink, and the fact that you weren't one of those women intrigued him.

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The weight of the danish platter was starting to become a bit heavier so you headed straight to the kitchen to set them down.

"Let me help you with that." Phillip said rushing up to you, grabbing the platter and placing it on the kitchen counter.

"Thank you." You smiled at him.

"Wow. These look good. Where did you get these?" He said opening it up and grabbing one for you and him.

"Some nice little bakery down the street. The owner was nice enough to give this to me for free." You said taking a bite out of the danish. "Woah, this is freaking amazing."

"Yeah this is pretty fucking good." He said agreeing with you.

You felt like it would be almost rude to leave him hanging out in the kitchen alone so you thought it would be a good idea to make small talk. "So, wanna explain to me what a shiva is?"

"To be completely honest with you, I had no clue what a shiva was until today. Basically shiva is the week-long mourning period in Judaism for first-degree relatives. The ritual is referred to as "sitting shiva." Where's Mikey?"

"A week long? Damn. Mikey had made plans prior to this, but he definitely would've been here if he could. He'll be joining us for the rest of the shiva, so don't worry you won't be stuck with me." You said with a nervous giggle.

"I don't mind."

"What?"

"I don't mind being stuck with you."

That caught you by surprise. "Oh really? Why is that?"

"I think you're cool, and interesting." Phillip said not knowing really knowing how to answer that.

"What makes me so interesting?" You were certainly intrigued now.

"You aren't like everyone else. There's just something about you y/n. I don't know what it is." He said staring deeply into your eyes.

You could feel your cheeks start to warm up, you quickly purse your lips to avoid from smiling with your blushy cheeks.

"Well, then I guess I don't mind either." You responded a little too quick.

Phillip furred his eyebrows at your response. "Really? I thought you hated me."

"I wouldn't say hate you, just strongly dislike you." You said giggling.

He giggled back "Well, I guess that's better. Thank you by the way, for coming."

Without thinking you placed your hand on his. An instant feeling of goosebumps coursed throughout your body. "Yeah, it's no problem. My family and I are here for you, and everyone else. We know what it's like."

You gently remove your hand away, and you both lock eyes with one another and just stood there for a moment, before Judd came in.

"Phillip where are the car keys?" Judd said looking around the kitchen.

Phillip looked away from you. "What? You can't leave. This is supposed to be a team effort." Phillip said approaching Judd.

"Shiva is ending early today little brother. Wendy went to go put her kids down for a nap, Paul and Annie are arguing, and mom is scaring people away... so keys?" He said putting his hand out.

"Alright. The keys are in that bag."

Judd quickly grabbed the keys and left, once again leaving you and Phillip alone.

"You look nice by the way." Phillip winks at you.

"Nope, you are not going to do this." You shook your head, starting to pour yourself some wine.

Phillip walked up behind you. "I don't think I understand."

You turned to face him. "Im not those girls ya know. The ones who fall at your feet with just a wink. I won't give in, Phillip."

Phillip hummed and took a step closer to you. Your bodies are now centimeters away from one another. You felt hot, there was sweat starting to form at the nape of your neck and you could feel it run down your back. The tension between the both of you is so thick you can cut into it with a knife. You took a deep breath, before you could shimmy your way around him he placed both of his hands on the counter entrapping you in-between his arms.

Phillip brought his face closer to yours a couple inches away from your lips."Trust me sweetheart, Im going to make you fall in love with me."

Just like that he walked out of the kitchen leaving you alone. "What the hell, just happened." you mumbled to yourself.

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