Searching For Serenity

Chapter 10

"Look at you." Alec gave me a wide smile, "Haven't you already been doing better than yesterday."

I couldn't help but blush a little, "Thanks."

He sucked in a breath before getting up—stretching out a little, "Aren't you going to ask if I want something to eat?"

I was closing my book when I stopped in between and looked up slowly. Alec was staring down at me with his sky blue eyes while his eyebrows were raised at me in a questioning way—still waiting for my answer.

Not only does he shows up unannounced, he wants to have dinner too.

Here I am not even sure if I will have dinner tonight or I will just order something in and look at him being too straightforward about it even after having a caretaker at home.

"I will order in something to eat." I said placing the book on the table and getting up.

He shook his head while saying a 'no' with his index finger, "Why should we order when we can just cook?"

I stared at him in disbelief. Not only does he want to have dinner but he wants me to cook it too. I don't cook for myself. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK.

"Why should we cook when we can just order in?" I asked squinting my eyes.

He laughed lightly, "Because it seems fun."

"What does?"

"Cooking."

"I am not cooking for you." I said sourly.

"You are not cooking. We are cooking. I don't have anything to do anyway now. At least I can have dinner here."

I opened my mouth to say something but he cut me off, "Come on. I know you are bored too."

I pursed my lips. He was right. I was bored. I didn't have anything to do anyways. I would be all alone once he went. Again. Besides, I can give it a try.

"Do you know how to cook?" I asked expectantly as I walked towards the kitchen.

He must know how to cook since he seems too confident. Besides, in the movies the guy growing up in a big house with a caretaker is a good cook, isn't he? He just learns it naturally.

"Not at all." He said with enthusiasm.

I turned around to look at him with a blank expression. By now, I was pretty sure he has lost his sanity. Has he given it all to Liya? Is that the reason?

He doesn't know how to cook. I don't know how to cook. Why were we still cooking? What was he so excited about?

This will be a disaster. I just know it.

Alec saw the concern on my face because putting the best confident face he could muster he said, "We have YouTube. It can't be that difficult."

He was yet again right. You know what? Who gives a shit, one must try to know if it will be a disaster or not, right? The gut feeling can lie too.

I clapped my hands together, getting myself ready, "What are we cooking?"

He gave a thought for a while before bringing his phone and opening YouTube, "Mac and cheese should be easy."

I nodded my head at him. It sounds good. It can't be much difficult. I mean, it is Mac and cheese. The most we will need is cheese and macaroni.

Alec opened the video for us to watch together and put it on the kitchen counter. The first thing the video showed us was all the ingredients we would need. Alec paused and took a screenshot.