Falling - A Pentatonix Story

t w e n t y t w o

"Tonight's your night."

"Yes, I know, Dear."

"It better be good."

"Avi!"

"Because mine is going to be amazing on tour."

"Avi...," I whine, pressing the hang up button. I'm basically the least creative person when it comes to figuring out what to do for dates. Avi told me he had his planned ages ago, and I still had no idea what to do, and it's the day of.

I always could look online, but where's the fun in that?

I narrow my date down to choosing between two categories..

Do I want to stay inside or do I want to go somewhere? I opt for the staying inside, and look around my apartment.

A cook off.

We will have a cook off.

Ha! I'm fricking brilliant.

Cooking together has kind of become our thing, too. We love to cook together, and we're both great cooks.

Bril. Li. Ant.

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I hear a knock at my door, and don't bother answering it. I'm pretty sure it's Avi, he said he'll be here in ten minutes ten minutes ago.

"So a cook off?"

"Yeah!"

"That's your great idea?"

"Av!"

"Don't worry, I'm only joking," he smiled, bringing me in for a bear hug. I love his hugs, they squish me. I enjoy being squished.

"Mine is better," he whispers.

"Not it's not."

"Yeah it is."

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is not!"

"Is too!"

"Is-" we're interrupted by my oven beeping, signaling it's done preheating.

"You cheater! You started before I even got here!"

"Nu-uh! It's preheating!"

"So! I couldn't have preheated the other oven! I wasn't even here!"

"Do you need me to wait for your oven to preheat?" I sigh, cocking an eyebrow.

"Yes," he mumbles.

"It's not even a speed competition. Mine is going to take a lot longer than yours."

"Fine."

"Fine what?"

"You can start."

"And I figure we can make dessert together."

"Why together?"

"Why not?"

"Because I would totally beat you in the dessert category."

"Oh really? Well, I'll have disagree with you on that one."

"Actually, I didn't know what to make for dessert."

"You child."

Avi sets to preheating the other side of the stove across from mine, and I set out things to make Mac & Cheese.

"You preheated your oven before you make your food?"

"I had nothing to do, okay."

"Mac and Cheese won't take that long."