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Careful Old You

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"Do you have a problem with me?" The question wasn't asked in the way some might think someone would ask the person giving them the cold shoulder and dirty looks (subconsciously). No, the question was asked as if the other woman was genuinely asking, not pointing something out.

Krissy came to a stop on her way out of the kitchen where she had ran into the woman Cat or Kate on her search for warm milk. But she had changed her mind and made to exit right back out when she realized Cat or Kate was in the kitchen (again). The other woman was always in the kitchen which annoyed Krissy big time because it wasn't the woman's kitchen to always be in.

"What?" She questioned as she faced the woman. Her gazed flickered to the slices of raspberry cake the woman had made earlier in the day and the two glasses of milk sitting on a tray which was just about to be picked up when Krissy entered. Krissy's mind instantly worked out who the woman was likely sharing a midnight snack with. She bit hard into the inside of her lip.

Kate or Cat shifted on her feet and sort of looked around the dimly lit kitchen before she spoke again. "You don't seem to like me."

Krissy's focus was still on the two glasses of milk. "Who are you sharing your midnight snack with?" She questioned quite abruptly, surprising herself. She shivered, realizing her tone reminded her of Maria when she was trying to lead someone into a worded trap, the sharp and crisp way of speaking. But she pushed the feeling away.

Krissy lips curled in distaste at the sight of the blonde's blush and coy ducking of her head. "Bryce... he seems to not be able to sleep..." she must of read something in Krissy's face. "I...I...I couldn't sleep either so I went to the library and he was there, that's where we met!" She clarified. "He seemed to really like the cake earlier and I offered to get us both a snack since we couldn't sleep..."

This unsettled Krissy more than the wild turn her imagination had taken because of too much time spent with Isabella. Bryce couldn't sleep and he hadn't come to her... He hadn't even noticed she had left her room which was have normally sent him into an outrage. Considering the time.

"It's the almond flavoring you used in the cake," Krissy said thoughtlessly as her mind whirled, "he loves almond..."

"Really? I didn't know that."

The woman's words knocked Krissy out of her mind, but something a little cruel latched on for the ride. "You're right, I don't particularly like you." She brought up the woman's initial words.

The blonde's mouth fell open at her bluntness or her admittance or both, Krissy didn't really care. "Why? I've don't nothing to you. I try staying out of your way...I know having me here is probably a burden bu-"

"You make him take you to that bakery of yours every day. You know your life is in danger...that's incredibly selfish of you." She pointed out. "He could get hurt or worse because you want to ice cupcakes. So, yeah, I'm not that fond of you."

The blonde stiffened before she narrowed her eyes and raised her chin. "I don't make him do anything. He comes along because he wants too."

Krissy smiled even though she didn't 'feel' it. "He has too. It's his job to keep you safe from the shit that father of yours did to put a target on your back. He's just clearing up a favor. And you're too selfish to listen to reason and stay put."

"He could send one his men!" Cat or Kate said raising her chin some more. "But he chooses to come... You sound jealous. Is that what it is? Because he rather spend time with me you a-"