Baby Daddy

Chapter 25: He Is Drinking Water

Chapter 25: He Is Drinking Water

What to wear? What to wear? This is the first time I actually had this problem. Some other time I would've just picked a random sweatshirt and moved on but this time I can't because it is hot as Hell and Seth is coming over with Gabriella to do another family day. This time we are cooking and baking. One of the few things I actually know how to do.

I looked at the shirts that Victoria forced me to buy and finally took one of them. Just kidding, I took one of my shirts. It was a white shirt with a black coat of arms, aka the kryptonian symbol of hope, in the middle. I put on my black shorts and was barefoot. This is my house and I don't care that if the guy I like is coming over. I'm going to be comfortable.

I went downstairs and watched Jessica Jones because it just came out. Half way into the first episode, the doorbell rang.

I stood up and opened it. Of course it was Seth with Gabriella in his carriage and a bag full of groceries. "You don't even know what we're going to make" I said as I opened the door for him and closed it behind him.

"Well hello to you too munchkin, and for your information I just bought the basic things like flour and eggs and more" He said setting them in the kitchen counter.

"My lunch was just one Slice of pizza so let's start cooking" I said and started taking the ingredients out of the cabinets.

"What exactly are we making?" He asked.

"Well for dinner is going to be grilled chicken with a strawberry Cobb salad and for dessert a deep dish brownie" I explained and he nodded placing Gabriella in a chair nearby and coming over to my side of the counter where I was still getting the ingredients out.

"So, what do we do first?" He sighed.

"First take 1/4 of olive oil and 2 table spoons of lime zest. And I'll take 3 table spoons of lime juice 1 1/2 of honey" I said. After that we whisked it all together and added salt and pepper.

We took a bowl and placed romaine lettuce in it. We topped it with Sliced chicken, strawberries, feta, peas, a little bit of avocados and red onions. We seasoned it and placed the dressing on top.

This was suppose to be made in about 5 minutes or less but with Seth it took 15 minutes. He managed to be distracted by every ingredient and he even cut himself so I had to get him a bandage.

"There done, easy" He said and I glared at him.

"I'm never cooking with you again" I said when I handed him his plate.

"You know you don't mean that" He said in a baby voice. I took out two water bottles and handed him one.

"I wanted soda" He pouted. "You're not eating my salad with soda. If you're eating healthy you are also drinking healthy" I said to him.

I actually was one that could eat a pizza box with a large soda alone. I couldn't care less if he ate the salad with soda or water, I just wanted to bother him and was too lazy to get up again.

"Fine" He mumbled and took a bite of the food.

"Seth, can I ask you something?" I asked him when we were finished eating.

"Sure, what is it?" He answered.

Why did you kiss me? Come on Noelle. Just say it. Say the 5 words you have been asking yourself for a very long time.

I opened up my mouth to ask him exactly what as on my mind but what came out was "Where is Waldo?".

And right there in that moment was the time that I made Seth Finnegan aka Finny, laugh so hard that he choked on his drink and started crying of laughter.

Really Noelle? Where is Waldo? That is the best you could come up with?

"Woo, I haven't laughed so hard in years. Thanks munchkin" He finally stopped laughing.

"Yeah you're welcome" I whispered. "Anyway, brownies" I said. We picked up the plates and placed them on the sink. We'll wash it later.

When we were getting the brownie ingredients Gabriella started crying so Seth took care of her while I took out the necessary amount of each one and preheated the oven. Yeah, that's how long she cried.

"So what do we do, chef?" He asked when he got her to stop crying.

I rolled my eyes at him and we started combining the ingredients together. I took care of all the things that could get messy while he only took care of stirring.

Once we placed it in the pan, we placed the mix in the oven and turned on the timer.

"We probably should have done this first" I realized.

"Totally would've been easier" He said with me.

"Anyway, we should get a trophy, because we managed to cook dinner and a patch of brownies without having a cliche food fight" I said and he pouted.

"I wouldn't call it cliche" He says.

"It's in almost every book I read. 'The pretty girl and the handsome boy cook together and end up with a flour and egg fight'" I said in a mocking tone. "Too cliche" I ended.

"So" He said stepping closer. "You think I'm handsome?" He asked and my cheeks flushed.

"Maybe" I was considering denying it, but why waste time and fake excuses?

"You can be my pretty girl, munchkin" He said and pressed his cold finger on the tip of my nose.

The next thing I know I had brownie mix right where he touched me.

"Seth, you stupid idiot" I said and wiped my nose with a napkin.

"You know you want to" He said, pointing to the carton of eggs.

"I refuse to participate in this, now stay here or not, I'm going to continue watching Jessica Jones" I said and left him in the kitchen, taking Gabriella with me.

He joined me a few seconds later. An episode later, the brownies were done and I took them off the oven and placed them in the counter so they would cool.

4 brownies and an hour later, Seth was leaving. "Remember to give Gabriella back on Monday" He said and I nodded. Yeah, I remember.

Seth was walking out the door when I stopped him. "Seth wait".

"What?" He asked me.

I took out the egg from behind him and smashed it in his head. "Yeah, I wanted to" I said, giving a surprised Seth a few napkins and a door to the face.

We are some weird friends.

"People inspire you, or they drain you. Pick them wisely"

-Hans F. Hansen