Death Of A Bachelor (Phan)

14. Crazy = Genius 2

"Other boys you may have dated
Serrated your heart with a slice
But the cut of your love never hurts
Baby, it's a sweet butter knife" - Crazy = Genius

Phils POV

Today was another challenge, and one i was quite afraid of. I had decided to stay after all, not having the heart to leave Dan, especially after that moment. We had inevitably gotten closer once again, even cuddling before falling asleep last night. I had joined this show for a reason, and now i see that it definitely wasn't for Zoe.

We were told that todays challenge had to do with cooking, a skill that i was good at but not very GREAT at. Dan said he had cooked plenty of meals for himself and Meej (Megan and Pj), so i made sure i was teaming up with him on this one, even if it was an individual challenge. Finn looked extremely frightened at the idea of cooking, telling us he couldn't cook to save his life. We told him that he couldn't be THAT bad. Ellie then proceeded in telling us that we would be cooking Zoe's favourite meal, and well that set everyone off a little bit.

The cameras soon showed up and we were more or less straight into filming. They had us all getting the ingredients we thought we needed, before going straight to the kitchen to see Zoe. She would be watching over all of us as we cooked, making sure we followed the method correctly, since she would be tasting the dishes when we were done. Ellie introduced the challenge to the viewers like normal, then started the countdown for an hour and a half. We started cooking, Dan and i were helping each other of course. The main part that had to be perfect was the Mashed potato, since it was Zoe's favourite part of the dish.

We ended up having to make a smallish shepherd's pie. Just following a simple recipe that included mince, garlic, carrot, onion, beef stock, etc. Dan and had cooked the filling on the stove top, after i had done my cutting of the ingredients. Ellie kept looking over to me with a knowing smirk, making me fell kinda uneasy. How much does she know? Anyway now wasn't the time. I glanced up to the clock as Dan had finished cooking the filling. We had an hour left, meaning 10 minutes to do the mashed potato, 45 minutes to cook in the oven and 5 minutes to serve.

We mashed the potato together. Dan taking over if i got tired of doing it and Vice versa, making me realise that we made a really good team. I smiled to myself at that thought, but it was soon cut short when i heard a scream and smelt smoke. Dan and I snapped our heads over just in time to see Finn looking at his literal flaming mess of food, while Caspar was putting it out with a fire extinguisher. When the fire was eventually put out, Finn admitted his defeat by sitting out for the rest of the challenge. Dan and i had finally continued and put the Shepherd's pie in the oven, and now we just had to wait.

When it was done, we served it up with one minute to spare and went over to sit with a miserable-looking Finn. Our pie ended up winning, with Alfie coming in second, Caspar coming in third and of course Finn coming in last place, meaning he will be going home this round. We all said our sad goodbyes, but the whole time he was positive, saying he was happy he was going to see his brother again. He then went over and gave Zoe a kiss on the cheek before walking out of the house and out of the competition.

We were all exhausted that night. Dan and i went straight to bed after we had finished, kissing each other goodnight and falling asleep cuddled in each other's arms.

Megans POV

Peej and I had stayed up quite late tonight. We had just finished watching The Bachelorette, happy to see Dan and Phil staying in for another round. I noticed they seemed much closer and not-so-much in a platonic way. I didn't mention this to Peej, secretly shipping them together with Ellie. Oh yeah, Zoe, Ellie and I had gotten quite close too, and together we like to talk and 'gossip' about the boys in the season. Zoe tells us her favourites and we make sure to keep quiet about it. It was nice to finally have some girl time though, after hanging with Dan and Pj most of the time.

After watching tonights episode, I was also sad to see that Finn guy leave. He was really cute and was actually one of my favourites on the show, this season, although I didn't tell Peej that either. Speaking of, He was cuddling with me on our quite large couch, in the living room. The show had ended a while ago. Peel was playing with my hair and i could quietly hear 5sos playing from a speaker in the background. Peel sighed in thought catching my attention.

"what are we gonna do about the apartment?" He asks. We had gotten a notice earlier this seeking claiming we were behind on payments and if we didn't pay soon, we were going to be evicted. I turn to look into his eyes, "well we have to tell Dan" i say honestly. "That still won't get the money though, and it might stress him out on the show" Peej says, worrying about Dan, knowing he can get very stressed over little things. "we will still have to tell him though" i press further. Pj sighs in defeat "fine, but we will let him know in the morning" i nodded in agreement, before resting my head down on Peej's chest, listening to his steady heartbeat.

It wasn't long before i was lost in my thoughts again, mostly about the show, before drifting off to sleep in the comfort of my Boyfriend's arms.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••A/N: Hey guys! What's going on? Another update in one week, what's happened to me? Nah I'm just kidding, everything's easier at the moment, no exams, less drama and stuff, DAPGO has been released, all is good in the world. I'm hoping to possibly update again THIS WEEK so keep an eye out, lots of stuff coming up for you guys. Anywhale that is all, and I bid thee goodnight.

Lots o love,
Elisaveth ❤️