Adeline could forget about the article in the matter of days. Adam was glad for sure but throughout the course of the week he seemed to get sick. On Friday morning Adeline stopped by to check up on him. She didn't have a seminar anymore that day and was still asked to work remotely so she was free till the evening.
"Hey love!" Adam greeted her when he opened the door for her. He clearly sounded a bit nasal, his nose red, his face pale.Her friend wore grey joggers and a blue hoodie, his dark hair all over the place.
Adam was delighted to see her once he saw her long blue dress and her happy smile that already made him feel better.
"Oh man, you really don't sound too good." Adeline said, stepped in and they skipped their usual hug, with him not wanting to infect her too.
"Thanks." He said sarcastically.
They chilled in his bed for a while, him tugged in to his chin, a box of tissues on his night stand a cup of peppermint tea she had made for him. He was glad she was there, keeping her company, pitying him on his flu and watching his favorite movies with her. The sick man wished they could cuddle now too but she shouldn't suffer because of his selfish ways.
It was a tranquil morning, she silently sipped on her coffee to wake up a bit and once it got later and midday approached she saw him lying on his side turning away from her sleeping. She got hungry and she was sure he'd be too when he woke up so she made his way to his grand kitchen.
Adeline could not silence ever really and put one of her favorite podcasts on while she roamed around Adam's kitchen trying to find anything she needed for chicken soup.
The podcast made her laugh from time to time, she as every week enjoyed people talking in French again as she barely got to talk to her French relatives in person but loved the sound of the language.
By now, the soup was cooking up nicely, the chicken in the oven and Adam seemed to have waken, walking into the kitchen.
"Hey, slept well?" Adeline asked once she saw him approaching.
"I did, what are you cooking up there?" He asked, not smelling the heavenly smell of the soup and the chicken but instead looking over her shoulder as kept on stirring.
"Chicken soup, darling, hope it will make you feel better." She said. Darling. He smiled, she was everything.
"Hmm, very sweet of you. What are you even listening to?"
"A podcast, one of my favorites."
"Is it in French?"
"Yes."
He listened for a while but soon noticed he didn't get a thing.
"What is it about?"
"It does not really have a topic? Right now they are talking about the last James Bond movie."
"I didn't really like that one."
"They didn't either, trust me!"
..mais parlons de la performance de Daniel Crack dans le film...
"Daniel Crack? Did they just say Daniel Crack?" Adam asked in disbelief.
"Have been all along." Adeline laughed.
"I need to tell him that, once I see him."
"God, stop showing off!" Adeline said in fake-annoyance at his pretentious sentence. "The soup is ready now, better eat than talk so much!" She said, turning the heat from the stove up. It amazed him, how well she knew her way around his kitchen, his house, how naturally she fit there, how beautiful she looked doing such a mundane thing.
They ate together, on his couch, the soup indeed doing him some good, whether it was just placebo effect or not.
"So what are you doing tonight, that you are leaving me?" He asked and hoped dearly it wasn't a date.
"Ruby and I are joining a protest, is why I brought my more comfortable shoes, 13.000 steps don't go by easily."
"What is it for?"
"Against Brexit, organized from the Labour Party, although not everyone is con Brexit. By the way, vote stay in June! Wish I had a sticker here..."
"Will do anyway, are you a member? Of the Labour party I mean."
"Yes, didn't you know that? I thought I told you already."
"No, Adeline, you always are full of surprises."
"Did you like your soup?" She asked, changing the topic.
"Course, think I'm cured now."
"Oh shut up!"
A/N: pic: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/pictures/kitchens/south-norwood-home-renovation-betterpad-img~bd116ede0f1f3842_1543-1-6dd7219-w600-h292-b0-p0.jpg
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