Sɪᴄᴋ⁻⁻Jsᴄʜʟᴀᴛᴛ//Fᴇᴍ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 28

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@ChristinaMaragos wanted longer chapters so here u go

word count: 2266

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I gasped when our food arrived, marveled by the gorgeous plating of the various ceviches and tartare Schlatt ordered as appetizers. The waiter topped off our glasses with more wine and assured us that our main courses would be out shortly.

"This place takes forever to get their food ready." Schlatt scratched the back of his neck then ran a hand through his hair. "They make up for it by building this place by the water."

I didn't mind the wait; I know the kitchen sometimes gets super backed up. Plates take forever to come out at ECLIPSE too.

Plus, I have the luxury of staring at Schlatt in an all-white outfit in a beautifully lit restaurant with the most romantic ambiance.

"This would be a great Insta photo." I rearrange our glasses and appetizers and snap the pictures before separating the food equally.

"Thanks, Mom," Schlatt chuckles.

"Sorry," I take my fork back and clear my throat. "I'm so used to separating food when Korine and I go out. Siblings yearn for food equality."

"I'm the same way with my brother," Schlatt says. "Except he's a dick and would always take the bigger portion."

"I was that way too growing up." I smile thinking back to all the memories I've had with Korine. Whenever my mom bought juice (which wasn't very often because of how sugary it is) I would always try my hardest to give myself a little bit more without it being too noticeable. Korine eventually gained consciousness, realized that the volume was slightly off, and complained to my mom. I wasn't allowed to pour juice for a few months after that.

"Are you close with your family?" Schlatt asks before taking a bit of the shrimp ceviche. His eyes roll into the back of his head and he moans like a girl. I chuckle and kick him under the table.

"Be civil!" I exclaim. "No moaning at this beautiful restaurant."

"I can moan wherever I want." He says with his mouth full and washes it down with a glass of wine. I take a bite too and try to refrain from making any noise. "Okay, maybe the moaning is acceptable. This is delicious."

We shove our faces a bit more before I answer the question so we don't have to do that awkward thing where we eat and talk simultaneously. "To answer your question, yes. I am close to my family. I'm closer with Korine but that's a given. Are you?"

"Yeah, I call em every once in a while." Shlatt shrugs. "I try to as they're getting old now."

"You're better than I am." I let out a huff. "I'm so busy all the time the most I can do is text. I need to get into the habit of calling them again."

"Yeah, I tried the texting thing for a while." Schlatt shakes his head before taking another sip of wine. "My parents lived with the Internet and my dad still doesn't know how to schedule an email."