The Hottie Cable Guy

Chapter 11: I have Weird Tastebuds

Just to give you a heads up, this is a very short chapter!

Kirsten placed her laptop over the kitchen countertop and turned it's power on. While waiting for the screen to load she went to the fridge to grab the loaf bread, bottle of Nutella and peanut butter. She put them all beside her laptop and picked up a spoon. She then logged into Facebook realizing she had missed quite a few notifications. She scanned the notifications which are mostly tag requests from her friends but there's one particular notification that caught her attention.

Ethan Perez sent you a friend request.

She clicked "accept" and went to his profile. His profile picture was a picture of...a music note?

Who makes a music note as their profile picture? This guy is weird. But maybe he is musically inclined or something, Kirsten thought. Or maybe he isn't photogenic so he just picked up a random picture. Out of curiosity, she clicked on his albums. He doesn't have a lot so she decided to check on his "Profile Pictures". She scrolled down through the pictures and clicked on one that caught her attention the most. It was a close-up shot of him wearing a white V-Neck shirt and with a fresh-looking face. His chin is lightly resting on his hands which are clenched together and he had that signature playful smirk of his. His hair is wet and is a bit messy that it looks like he had just gotten out of the shower.

"He's gorgeous." A voice from behind her whispered in her ear.

"I know." She replied absentmindedly.

And then she froze. Did the picture on her laptop just talk to her?! Of course not! So she turned around. And gasped.

"What are you doing here?!" She shouted facing Ethan. He almost hit him with the spoon she just realized she was still holding.

" Hey! No need to go all ninja. Your mom let me in." He said laughing and with hands up in surrender.

"You scared the hell out of me! Again what are you doing here?"

"I told you I'd pick you up tonight. Clearly you forgot about that."

"It slipped my mind." Lie. She just thought he's not coming anymore since she have not heard anything from him. "Just wait for me in the living room ok? I'll just eat dinner." She demanded giving him a dismissive wave and then she turned to her laptop. And she's faced with Ethan in the picture again. Kirsten internally groaned. This is embarrassing. She was just caught by him looking at his picture.

" Nah. I think I'll just wait for you here. I'm still enjoying myself watching you stalking me on Facebook." He said taking the stool right next to her.

"I wasn't stalking! I was just looking at your picture....Out of curiosity." She explained.

"Yeah sure. Out of curiosity it is." Ethan laughed. He was laughing at her. In her own house and in her own kitchen. This boy is annoying!

She closed her laptop with more force than neccessary. And then Kirsten grabbed two slices of loaf bread and opened the bottle of Nutella and peanut butter. She covered one slice of bread with Nutella and spread peanut butter on the other. Then she combined the two. Kirsten decided she'll just ignore the annoying boy beside her and just turn her attention to this delectable sandwich.

"Did you...just seriously combine Nutella and Peanut Butter in one sandwich?" Ethan asked with amusement on his face.

"Yes. Why?"

" And you call that your dinner?"

"Yes. Simplest yet the best dinner ever."

"You have weird tastebuds. What do you call that sandwich?"

Kirsten paused. Thinking of a name to call the sandwich. "Ah...Nutty Peanutty Butterella sandwich?" It came out as a question. Why was he asking anyway? Does all sandwiches have to have a name? For her the name isn't important as long as it tastes good in her mouth.

"You are very creative when it comes to naming food." He commented. And then he paused taking a closer look at her.

"There's something different about your looks tonight.

She turned to face him. He was most probably talking about the "little" make-over Ali gave her.

"What? Do I look like Megan Fox now?" She asked wih one brow raised.

Ethan burst out laughing. "Megan Fox? You're hallucinating." He said and then scanned her appearance from head to toe. Tonight she was wearing one of the tank tops Alicia picked for her. It was a bit loose but the material is thin which makes it hug her body. It is paired with a cream colored shorts. Her hair is pulled back with a black hair band. "But you are close." Ethan added.

Now it's her time to laugh. She is anything but close to being looking like Megan Fox!

"But seriously. What did you do to your hair?"

Ever heard of hair dye? Kirsten fought the urge to answer him with that. Bantering with this guy can also be tiresome. "Alicia decided to give the black color of my hair a little break." She answered instead.

"Well, medium brown looks good on you."

"Thanks." She muttered.

"Just finish off your butterella whatever sandwich. I'm taking you out for a real dinner."

Picture on the right is of Nina Dobrev. That's how her hair looked like as decribed on this chapter. Not as perfectly as it is though.

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