Luckless Lover

chapter 5

Steff's p.o.v.

Steff dreamt of Aly and Zake laughing. Zake smiled at her. The look in his eyes said love.

She felt her bed sink and rise over and over. She sat up and tackled Aly, tickling her till she screamed. Someone cleared their throat. Zake stood in the doorway smiling at them.
She stopped and pulled the blanket over her head. Her cheeks felt like someone held a match to it.

Aly pulled it away saying. "Peak-a-boo!" All three of them laughed.

"Breakfast in ten." Zake said lifting Aly off Steff's bed. They left her alone and she took this time to get dressed. She took a pair of white cut of shorts, a red plaid button down sleeveless shirt, and mismatch knee socks. She took her pair of cowgirl boots and got dressed.

When she got to the kitchen Zake laughed at her. "Howdy" he said tipping his head.

"Oh, shush ghost busters." She said noting his T-shirt.

"Oh!" Aly gasped. "Steff you look beautiful. Daddy I wanna look like her can we match today?"

He laughed even harder. "Sure, let her help you get dressed today."

Aly clapped her hands. "Yay!"

Zake looked at Steff and said. "She's got an outfit in her closet. She was a cow girl for Halloween."

"Okay." She sat on a bar stool next to Aly. "Whatcha makin'." She peaked over the counter.

"Eggs."

"No!" Aly wined. "I want pancakes!"

"I don't know how." Zake said.

"Steff will teach you know how." Aly piped.

He looked ant Steff and smiled. "I don't have the batter."

She shook her head. "It's okay the pre made stuff has alot of fattening. I make from scratch."

He raised an eyebrow. "Really?" She nodded. "Well, then will you teach me?"

"Yeah. Get out everything I tell you." They had everything ready and began. "Okay." She said and told him the measurements. "Now, two eggs." She said handing one to him." He took it and cracked it with one hand.

"How do you do that." She said looking at him in awe. He reached for her hand and compared it to his. Her finger tips reached to the middle of his fingers. His fingers were almost twice as wide.

"I have big hands." He said, cracking the last egg with his free hand. "Yours are tinny."

"I wanna try!" Aly held her hand up.
Zake compared first. Her hand was a pinch smaller than his palm. When Steff tried, Aly's hand was the same as hers is to Zake's.

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Zake's p.o.v.

They finished making the pancakes and sat at the table with a glass of orange juice and a side of eggs. Steff  insisted she squeeze it fresh so they had a healthy meal.

They ate and talked about some fun ideas they could do today. When they finished he let Aly go to her play room while he and Steff did the dishes. They argued for a few minutes about weather she should help or not. She convinced him by saying:

"I live here now. I'll do all the cleaning if you'd let me."

"Fine." He sighed knowing they'd get nothing done if they continued. "Let's just hurry."

They started by clearing the surfaces first. Then on to the dishes.

"So?" He said making conversation as the worked. "Do you have a boyfriend?"

She laughed. "Nope. I like to eat little boys like you." She teased him.

He looked scared. "Wait really?"

"Yeah. The buff ones like taste the best." She pinched his arm.

"Well, I eat little girls." He said. Then looked at her. "But not that little. How much do you even weigh?"

Steff's waist looked small enough for him to be able to wrap his hands around her. She was barely up to his chest in height.

"I don't know, like a hundred, or so." She shrugged.

He teased more. "You're so small."
She dried the last plate and put it away. Her towel was wet so she twirled it and flicked it at him. It made a loud cracking sound. "Oh!" He laughed. "It's on!"

He grabbed her hand and took the towel. Dropping it on the ground he lifted her up by her waist. She squirmed and pinched her eyes shut.

"I'm gonna be sick." She said. He put her down instantly. She bolted to Aly's play room.

His heart felt like it would beat right out of his chest. She's your employee, do not get involved with her. He told himself. Even as he thought it he didn't want to obey himself. She is tinny and fragile. He thought. Don't be the one to break her.

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Steff's p.o.v.

She tried to hold in her blushing when he teased her. She finally finished the last dish and flicked him with her towel.

When he took it she flinched. Then was lifted in the air. She almost screamed then remembered Aly is just in the other room. A wave of nausea came over her.

When he put her down she ran to Aly's play room. She paused by the door had gathered herself  then went in. "Hey, Girl." She said. Aly's sat on the floor with three Barbies. One a male, and two girls. One girl was smaller than the other.

"Wanna play?" Aly held out the bigger one to her. "You can be the mommy."

"Okay." She said and took the doll. Zake came in and sat by her.

"Can I be the daddy?" He asked. Aly nodded and gave him the boy one. They played for an hour when Zake remembered what they were going to do today. "Aly let's help Steff unpack and then we can go to the movies."

Steff and Aly did the clothes while Zake did the other stuff. When they finished they ate lunch and waited till one. They talked while Aly played.

"So you don't like any kind of chocolate?" He asked.

"Well, no. I like white chocolate. But that's it." She watched Aly as she made the two big Barbies kiss. She laughed. Then blushed.

"Where on earth did you learn that?!" He said. And Steff realized that he was watching Aly too.

"Jojo, she said her mommy and daddy kisses like that." Aly said not even looking up.

They went to the movies and watched "The Good Dinosaur." After they went for dinner and ice cream. Aly fell asleep on the way home so Zake put her in her bed.  Zake and Steff sat in the game room and watched a show.

Minutes later they both fell asleep. Steff's head rested on his chest and she cuddled up to him.