Reaction || Malum ||

15

Small gestures can lead to big emotions. Cooking a meal for someone, buying them a gift or just making a day good is something I've always enjoyed. Doing little things for Calum just to take his mind off whatever was happening, brought me a lot of joy. He came home from the hospital last night and tonight was the night I planned to take him out on a date. He's been sound asleep all night which is a really great sign considering Calum doesn't sleep much.

I have no clue why I thought I was capable of making pancakes but here I am. The cracked egg on the counter and the flour across my face was a sure sign that I am not a cook whatsoever. Rose was off doing washing so I took this as my window of opportunity to make Calum breakfast.

"You've gotta be kidding me? How..hard is it to make...pancakes?" I grumbled quietly as I attempted to stir the thick goop I hoped turned into pancakes. Once the pan was heating on the stove I dropped a glob of the mixture onto the warm pan. A small feeling of victory filled my head as I watched the batter form into what looked like a pancake. After a few minutes I flipped the circular breakfast food over and let it cook on the other side.

Okay so maybe it wasn't so hard anymore. A small stack accumulated onto the plate next to the stove and I couldn't help but feel proud of myself. The only thing I knew how to cook was popcorn and I even mutilated that a few times so this was a big step for me. Once all the batter was gone I placed the ceramic bowl into the sink, filling it with water then when I turned around, Calum was standing in the doorway. He was clad in a grey tank, black sweats and an awful green beanie covered his messy bed head. His tan arms were crossed over his chest and his pouty lips were smirking at me with eyebrows raised. Brown eyes looked over my messy, pajama clad body in confusion and I couldn't help but chuckle at his reaction.

"Morning Cal, I uh, made breakfast." I said holding up the plate of pancakes as Calum moved closer and closer to me. I became oddly flustered the closer Calum's body came to mine and I felt my breath hitch when my back hit the counter. In a quick motion I sat the plate of food on the granite before turning back to Calum.

His arm reached behind me to grab up a small hand towel and before I knew it, it was swiping across my forehead. I held my breath as Calum cleaned the mess off my face and he smiled once the remains of our breakfast was gone. His hand lingered on my cheek when the towel was gone with his thumb ghosting my bottom lip. Our eyes were burning into one another's and I was positive my lungs had completely shut down. Over the past days Calum has become more and more comfortable around me but this is still a bit out of character.

Before I could even react Calum moved away from me to retrieve some plates out of the cabinet. I followed suit in grabbing some forks then following Calum to the breakfast bar with our pancakes. I slid my feet across the wood flooring of the kitchen to the refrigerator to grab juice and some syrup from the pantry. Calum did his best not to giggle while I balanced everything in my arms and attempted to be an Olympic skater.

Calum stabbed a pancake with his fork, dropping it onto his plate to cover it in syrup. I did the same but before chowing down, I watched Calum's face to see if he approved of my cooking. Once he swallowed his bite, a smile spread across his face proving it was safe for me to eat my own breakfast. Calum actually ate two pancakes which I took as a really good sign that he was maybe feeling better and that my food wasn't completely terrible. Point for Mikey. I was just about to place our plates in the sink when I heard a scream from behind me, Rose.

"What in bloody hell happened to my kitchen?" She shrieked and I sunk down refusing to look at her. Damn I was in big trouble. Time to put on my Michael charm to dig myself out of trouble.

"I made pancakes Rosie." I said softly and showed her the remaining pancakes with a charming smile but she wasn't having any of it. Plan B, okay I don't have a plan B except to accept her punishment.