Eunoia 2 [{V.H}]

13

Kitty

It took Vinnie a good while to calm me down enough to get me in the house... I hate to admit how much that one bit of information could make me panic to the extent of a hour and a half long shut down where I just stared into space.

A warm cup of cider brought to me by Vinnie slowly brought me out until I was able to communicate with him that I was alright, and I went from there to immediately baking a batch of those Pilsbury sugar cookies. You know? Those ones with the little cats on them? But that didn't feel like enough so I started making caramels while Vinnie watched from the kitchen table.

"Cherry." Vinnie calls softly, so I lift my head, breaking out of the small daze that I fell into.

"Hmm?" I hum as I stand up from leaning against the counter.

"Are you... Are you okay?" He asks warily and I sigh.

I gently put down the spatula in my hand and turn to him. "Truthfully? Not really, but i'm trying not to let it set me back."

I walk across the kitchen to stand in front of him, my hands falling onto his shoulders while he takes me by the hips, turning his body to put me in front of his knees, and his head tilted up toward me.

"I probably shouldn't have told you yet." Vinnie admits, starting to look guilty.

I squeeze his shoulders and sigh again, "No, im glad you told me when you did so I could prepare for it.. Is there anything you need to tell me while im processing things in a..." I glance over to the oven, "not so healthy but healthy way?"

Vinnie shrugs, "I don't know how you feel about Christmas but we'll have to spend that here... you work up until New years."

I furrow my brows, "I thought we get holidays off?"

He nods his head back and forth, motioning that its wishy washy. "We have Christmas day and Christmas eve off, but you're in the lab the day before and after that."

So... I wont get to see my family on Christmas for the first time ever.

"Im sorry." Vinnie reads my mind, so I shrug my shoulders and lower myself onto his lap.

I wrap my arms around his neck and look up at the ceiling in thought, "Its alright.. I'll just have to bring my Christmas gifts to them on Thanksgiving, no biggie."

Besides, ill be spending it with my other family... so as long as im with somebody I love.

Vinnie looks at me knowingly, "I know youre upset."

I scrunch up my nose at him and teasingly mock him, "'I know youre upset.'"

He rolls his eyes at me so I kiss his nose and stand up off of him to go back to my station at the stove.

I pick up the spatula and the thermometer, and start checking the caramels temp, my mind finally starting to calm down when I feel Vinnie come up behind me. I look over my shoulder up at him, but he's looking down at the caramels like he's not doing anything suspicious, so I just go back to what im doing.

"You never asked what were doing for new years." He points out while he places his hands on my hips, his body pressing against my back.

I stop my hands and crane my neck to look up at him, "What are we doing?"

He shrugs his shoulders and lets go of me, stepping back to put his hands up. "I don't know, take a guess."

I turn my body toward him, a slight frown on my lips, "You said that I wasn't working New years..."