The bad boy and me

The layout

Cove's outfit above (without the purse)
Cove's POV
I woke up pressed up against something. I shifted and tried to move away from whatever I am pressed against, but two strong arms stopped me. That's when I realized that the "thing" is River.

I turned to face him and realized that he's still asleep. He looks so cute when he's sleeping! His mouth is slightly agape and he's making soft snoring noises that are almost impossible to hear, but they're still there.

My staring session was interrupted by a loud knock coming from downstairs. I froze and listened carefully, 10 seconds later I heard it again.

Something about it doesn't feel right, so I softly shook River to wake him up.
"River," I called. Nothing.

"River!" I called a little more frantically, he moved a little but still nothing.

"RIVER!" I practically yelled, and he woke right up. He looked around the room for danger before meeting my eyes and giving me a questioning look. I opened my mouth to answer, but I was cut off by more knocking.

"There's someone here!" I whisper-yelled, even though it's pretty obvious by now.

"Okay Cove, stay here baby I'll go check it out," he replied, and stood up. He quickly slipped on a shirt and left the room, closing the door on his way out. I waited a minute or two in complete silence, then tip-toed to the door and pressed my ear against it.

At first I didn't hear anything, but after a few seconds I heard hushed whispers. There were two voices, one was River's, and the other's I didn't recognize. Sadly, I couldn't make out anything that they were saying.

A couple minutes passed, then I heard the door shut and footsteps coming towards River's room. I ran to his bed and sat down just mere seconds before the door opened and a frustrated looking River came in.

River stood at his door for a couple of seconds, then took a deep breath and turned to me. His once frustrated face was replaced with a happier one as he came towards me with a grin on a face.

"Do you want to help me make breakfast?" He asked while pulling me off his bed.

"Yes!" I cheered and did a little twirl. If you can't tell, I love cooking.
River chuckled and signaled for me to follow him. He lead me downstairs and to the kitchen.

"What should we make?" He asked. I put my finger on my chin and thought for a second.

"Ooo I got it, pancakes!" I exclaimed. He chuckled and got two pans out from one of cabinets under the stove.

20 minutes later we finished cooking and we each had a plate of pancakes in front of us. I have 4 pancakes, while have River has 5.

"Do you like it?" I asked once he took a bite. I made him use one of my special recipes with chocolate chips and strawberries in it. Luckily he had all of the ingredients.

He chewed and made a thinking face, then smiled and nodded. I let out a sigh of relief, he had me a little worried there.

We ate the rest of our breakfast in silence and somehow River managed to finish before me, even though he had more than me.

After I finished, he took both of our plates to the sink as well as the silverware and pans that we used to cook. Then he took my hand and lead me back to his room upstairs.

I sat on his bed and looked at him curiously. He didn't lay next to me, instead he walked in front of the bed and looked at me.

"Cove baby, I need you to listen to me," he said in a soft yet stern voice.
I nodded and he sighed.