Love Thaws: Melting

A Monster

She sighed as she rummaged through the fridge. Where were they? She shoved a yellow container of mustard aside and even looked under the lettuce. Elsa shut the fridge. As she walked by the counter, the color of dark blue caught her eye. She nearly smiled in triumph as she worked the plastic contained open, popping a round berry into her mouth. Once she had polished off the blueberries, she began working on the tart blackberries. The ones that looked like they were swollen, their individual berries nearly bursting, were the sweetest. There was an increasing abundance of fruit in the kitchen.

"Like them?"

Elsa glanced at him and shyly glanced downwards. She popped another into her mouth.

He chuckled. "I'll take that as a yes." He snatched a glass from the cabinet and filled it with water before guzzling it. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "So, I've been thinking..." Elsa rolled her eyes, but waited patiently for whatever he had to say. He fidgeted for a while, the awkward silent dragging. "I think we should... spend some time together." He glanced up at her.

Elsa took a moment to search his impossibly blue eyes. Why would he want to spend time with her? Elsa realized he was waiting for her to say something. "Okay," she replied. It wasn't like she had an option anyway, if she wanted to stay in his good graces.

"Great." Both were silent for a long moment. Jack cleared his throat. "Uh, suggestions?"

Elsa shrugged.

Jack sighed and spent a moment thinking. "We could... see a movie?"

"Sure."

"Or go to the mall again?"

"Alright."

Jack huffed and crossed his arms. "Since when were you so agreeable?"

Since I was provided for by someone else! Oaf-head, Elsa added mentally for good measure.

Jack smirked. "Say it."

"What?"

"Whatever's on your mind."

Elsa snorted. Like she'd tell him that.

"Please, Elsa?"

"Going to the mall or movies sounds wonderful."

Jack rolled his eyes and coughed not so discreetly. "Liar."

This time, Elsa rolled her eyes. What was his problem? "Why?"

"You've been a little too... benign lately."

"Benign?"

"Yeah. The last time you actually said what you thought was when you got upset at me because I didn't wake you for work."

Elsa frowned. "That was weeks ago."

"Exactly."

Elsa exhaled slowly and drummed her fingers on the countertop.

"So? What do you feel like doing?"

"Whatever," she replied nonchalantly.

"Elsa Arendelle Fr-"

"A picnic! Happy?"

"Very." He offered one of his dazzling smiles to demonstrate. "Well take lots of fruit," he mused. Elsa frowned. Had Jack noticed her affinity for fruit? "And... sandwiches. And chocolate," he added quickly. "What kind of sandwiches do you like?" Elsa opened her mouth to reply, but Jack cut her off, "And you have to be picky and opinionated."