Kiss Me Again

Chapter 28

Brady's POV

You can come now,she's sending the doorman home. -Julia

I replied, I'm not even going to ask why.

😘 -Julia

😒 -Me

I grabbed all my cooking supplies and ingredients,keys dangling from my mouth,and I'm out the door. As I was driving,I can't help but ask the same question over and over again. Why the hell is Marie taking the doorman home? That's a bit strange.

I put my keys between my teeth as I tried to muster up some strength to carry the grocery bags. When I got to my car,I sat everything down and packed everything in the car then drove over to Julia and Marie's apartment.

When I arrived there,Julia was waiting for me already. She was standing outside,sitting on the stairs. She looked deep in thought as I pulled over. Her head turned towards the sound of my car coming and she stood up. "Finally. Took you forever." She said from afar.

"I'm only a man." I chuckled."Now help me with the stuff,peasant."

"Demanding," She squinted her eyes at me.

We hurried up to their place and quickly got to work. "You better hurry, I think she'll be back anytime-"
Julia's sentence was cut off when we heard the front door being opened. Naturally,our heads turned. Julia quickly ushered me to go hide in the bathroom. I ran like a mouse. Wait,how does one run like a mouse? I closed the bathroom door halfway.

"Hey,you ready?" I heard Marie say.

"Oh yeah,just let me get my purse." Julia said,her voice getting clearer and clearer as she walked by the bathroom,staring at me with wide eyes.

"Hey,Julia? Did you go grocery shopping?" Marie asked. I mouthed,shit. Julia widened her eyes at me.

"Yeah,I did."

"You had time while I was gone?"

"Mmm." Julia lied,pushing my head in the door and then headed off to her room.

I looked around the bathroom,it's not smelly. Why,of course it isn't. This place is full of bathbombs. I picked one up, a yellow one and sniffed it. Now,that moment didn't last very long when I heard Marie say, "I'm going to wash up my hands. I accidentally got honey all over them. Don't you just hate when that happens?" I gasped softly before shifting my head to the door as it creaked open. Really Marie? You just had to get honey everywhere and discover my hiding spot.

I naturally jumped into the tub and pulled the drapes. I took several deep breaths as I heard water running from the faucet and the sound of water being splashed around. "Hey Julia,did you use the yellow bathbomb?"

"No,I didn't."

I brought my hand up to shut my mouth when I noticed the yellow bathbomb in my hand. My eyes widened at the realization that I didn't put it back.

How the hell did she notice one bathbomb gone from thousands?

Oh,Julia. Save me.

Then again,I think she's gonna kill me instead rather than save my arse.

"Hmm,I could've sworn I bought one a month ago," Marie let out a whisper. There was a long moment of silence for a while and I had thought that I was busted. I almost surrendered myself until she said, "Oh well."

I heard the door close but wasn't sure if it was really safe to step out. So I stayed a bit. You never know,it could be a trick. I mean,girls. They're devious little creatures that walk the earth.

I waited and waited for the right moment to come out. Then,my cellphone rang and "Stayin' alive" started blasting through the phone. I gasped.

Surely I've been busted.

I tore the shower curtains away and began my speech of surrender.

"Marie! It's me. I've been here this whole time. I'm sorry,Julia. I'm not very good at hiding. Please don't -" I was cut off by a hand covering my mouth.

"Brady! Keep the volume to a minimum. She just got out." Julia hissed. I licked her hand and she jerked it away. She looked at her hand for a while before looking up at me with a disgusted expression. "Really?"
"Sorry about the yellow bathbomb. I had it in my hand the whole time." I confessed,putting it back in the basket.

"That was a close one."

"I can't believe I nearly blew my cover." I muttered,slipping my hands into my pocket to disguise my embarrassment.

"Yes,and you were very dramatic." She said. I looked at her,wondering what she was going on about. "Marie! It's me. It was me the whole time!" She mimicked me,laughing.

I chuckled,pushing her gently. "Quit it, that was a serious moment. I freaked out." I said shrugging.

"Okay,well I gotta go before she suspects something. Make sure it's delicious!" She smiled.

After she'd left, I started to prepare all the ingredients. I'm not quite so sure yet on what I'll be making but grilled chicken sounds good. As well as roasted sweet potatoes. Oh,the list is endless. Julia better kill time and not blow our secret. Cheering people up is not a piece of cake.