Out of the Rabbit Hole

Chapter 21

Andrea P.O.V

"Here you are. Enjoy, sweethearts." The IHop server leaves, walking back through the restaurant.

I stare at my two buttermilk pancakes,stacked for no reason, then look at Simon's breakfast platter.He wasn't kidding about breakfast. He must've been starving.

"Is it good?" I bite into my pancakes, the savory sweetness wakes my taste buds.

This is Heaven.

"It's delicious. You?" I watch Simon stuff some sandwich concoction he made out of his two slices of toast, grits,bacon, and eggs.

That's a mouthful.

Most of the grits fall out of it's bread walls, smacking the plate below. He sets his sandwich down, wipes his fingers and mouth, then looks to me.

"Taste great, want some?"

"No, that looks......messy." I laugh as he shrugs it off.

"It is a little, but that's not important. Food is supposed to be like this." He slurps his coke, grabbing his sandwich again to take another big chomp in it's side.

"Well I'll stick to this. Thanks though." My fork plays with my food, poking the fluffy pancakes.

"If you add syrup it'd be less boring, Andrea." My eyes go to Simon's face, studying him.

The way his temple muscles move as he chews. How his jaw is accentuated when the food swirls in his mouth.

It's the simplest of tasks, yet it looks so complex.

"I like it like this."

"Okay."

We eat silently, observing the room full of other people. There's  families and couples casually eating breakfast.

It's so quaint.

That's when my thoughts wonder to earlier, to that three-worded sentence.

I said it and Simon said it back.

People usually advise to wait for the guy to say it first, that way girls don't seem too committed to something that's going nowhere. It's not the case though. Simon said it instantly, to my surprise.

Did I just blurt it out in the moment? Could he think I don't mean it?

I know we've been going out for a short time, but falling in love with someone doesn't necessarily happen with age.I thought it took time, practice even. But  it's fast, sweeping you in this chaotic world-wind of irrationality, even before the announcement.

However, I've liked him in the past, and that hasn't changed between then and now.

I tried to forget about the guy, centering around everything, as I once believed. He was like the light that you wanted to turn off, but  were too short to reach, too young to know it's importance. This is not making sense, but he's the thing that seemed unreachable before.

It's baffling to think now he's my boyfriend, and can eat this much for breakfast.

"Andrea, what you said this morning," My eyes dart to Simon, surprised he brought up what I've been wondering about " you did mean that, didn't you?"

Why? Is he taking it back? Does he regret answering?

Crap, this is bad! He's probably realized I'm boring and a disappointment. I've already stopped him twice from doing anything remotely related to coupley things. And then whining over Cecil must've gotten to me so much that I've neglected him.