Halley's comet

Chapter twenty-eight: Leave me hypnotized, love.

Billie and I were sat outside, it had become our usual routine, every day after we ate breakfast, lunch or dinner we would take the dogs out and let them run around and play and we would lay a blanket out on the grass under the tree and enjoy the sun.

I was sat in my usual spot, between her legs reading a book as she listened. Arms wrapped around me, chin resting on my head. I was a few pages in when Billie spoke up.

"I love you."

Stopping mid-sentence, I looked up smiling. "I love you too." She leaned down kissing the top of my head.

I continued reading until it started to get a little cold outside. Feeling the goosebumps that were now forming on my arm Billie tapped my arm and told me to start heading inside.

I was feeling kind of hungry for something sweet. Heading to our pantry my eyes scanned over the items we had until they landed on the peanut butter jar.

"Hey Bil?" I called out.

"Yeah ma?"

"Wanna make some peanut butter cookies with me?"

she made her way to me now standing in front of the pantry by me.

"Yeah, I could go for some peanut butter cookies." She nodded.

So, we gathered up all the necessary ingredients to make them. We then started to roll them in our hands and then placed them on the cookie sheet.

"Baby, look at me really quick." Just as I did her finger came towards me smearing flour on my face. I gasped throwing down the peanut butter ball back into the bowl I grabbed some flour from the bag throwing it at her. She gasped this time mouth hanging open as I stood there laughing.

Needless to say, our once colorful kitchen was now powdery white. we sat backs against the cabinet, faces, hair and clothes matching the walls counters and such in the kitchen laughing.

I however was more covered than Billie as once we got to the bottom of the bag she decided to take the whole thing and dump the rest of it on my head.

"Now we've got a mess to clean." Billie shook her head playfully disapprovingly.

"Yeah well there wouldn't be a mess had you not thrown flour in my face." I laughed.

"Okay first of all it was not thrown it was just smeared on your face Besides I only put a little on your nose. Not the whole thing." She laughed.

"What are you talking about you're the one who poured the rest on my head." She doubled over laughing after she took a look at me.

"Okay I'm sorry you're right I might've went a little too far."

"Nah you're good cause now I could just do this." I said shaking the flour off my hair causing it to fall onto her.

"Okay! Okay!" She laughed trying to shield the remaining powder. I laughed stopping before I got dizzy.

"Come here." She said throwing an arm around me bringing me closer.

"We seriously need to finish the cookies before they spoil."

"Yeah that we do need to do. Let's shower really quick and then we'll come back and finish." She stood up holding her arms out to me pulling me up. She must've yanked me too hard as she lost her footing due to the enormous amount of flour scattered on the floor that we ended up falling back with me on top of her.

She laughed placing a hand on her head.

"Fuck that hurt."

"Are you okay?" She nodded.