Christmas In California

Day: 11 "Jeez, I need to control myself. "

Faith:

Bored, I stand up from my laying position and go to the kitchen.

I'm not a great chef but I can cook a little.

I rummage through the refrigerator in hope to find some ingredients to cook.

"Aha! " I whispered to myself when I saw pasta. Shouldn't it be in the pantry? I shrug as I take it out and and follow the recipe on YouTube.

I sigh as I finish watching the video. Seems easy enough. I put my Christmas apron on and rub my hands together before smiling.

Firstly, I need to cook the pasta in water. Boiling water I think..?

I boil the water and put the pasta in.

The kitchen is fully decorated with garlands and hanging lights, soon with some plaid pattered cloth on the counter for extra touch.

I smile and wait for the pasta to boil. I go on the counter stool and scroll through instagram. Suddenly, I hear the doorbell.

Thinking it was Cassie and Amy, I open the door only for it to be Ryker.

"What do you want? " I ask bored.

"Cassie told me to come meet her. " He shrugs. Oh.

"Well, Cassie isn't here. " I smile at him before closing the door but he stops me.

"What? "

"I can wait, for her here. "

"oh no. You aren't. When she will be here. " I cut myself off. "Actually, I don't how long it will take her, I don't care. Just don't disturb me. " I shrug before letting him in.

He said it himself, he didn't want to be my friend and Cassie would surely be happy to see him.

He nods before coming in. I close the door behind him before going back to the kitchen. He doesn't follow me luckily, instead he goes into the living room.

I roll my eyes before taking a glance at the pasta and seeing them still not boiled and then going back to my phone..

Few minutes later, I smell something but thinking it was just one of the gross smelling candle that Cassie bought, I brush it off.

Right about then I hear Ryker come in the kitchen and he also looked like he smelt something.

"It's probably, one of Cassie's candle, leave it be. "I answer his unasked question.

"No, it smells like something is on fire." Now that he points it out, I smell fire too.

I sniff as I make the smell of the thing where it is coming from. Sniffing, I find myself in the kitchen.

My eyes widen and a scream leaves my throat when I see a fire.

"What happen-" Ryker's voice halters when he sees the fire.

"Go get the fire extinguisher. " I yell after a moment of freezing.

He nods and runs off. I throw my apron off and take a cutting board and try to stop the fire. After knowing that it ain't working, I take a class of water and throw it on the fire. Bad idea. Really bad idea. That only made the fire even worse.

One of the little spark from the fire flies and hits my arm, making a stinging pain go through my arm. I ignore that and wait for Ryker to bring the fire extinguisher.

He comes in and extinguishes the fire. I pant heavily and place a hand over my chest leaning against the wall.

"You okay? " He asks after a while.

"Yep. Thanks for the help." I hold my arm in pain.

"No you're not. What's that? " He points at my arm.

"Nothing. Believe me. It's nothing. " I say as I take a look at what went wrong. I saw one of the little pieces of cloth burned.

"Ohhhhh" I sang whisperingly. That's what caught on fire.

"There a burn. " He takes my arm in his hand and stands at a close distance.

"Y-yeah.. It's nothing. "I look away.

"Let me put something on it. "He mutters. I nod and tell him where the first aid kit is.

He nods and grabs it and applies the cream to my burn making me flinch.

"Sorry. " He mumbles. We are sitting on the bar stool at a very close proximity.

"There's one here too. "He points at my neck.

"Huh? How did it get here?" I ask myself. I didn't feel anything.

"I can do it myself if you don't want too. " I try to take the cream but he stops me.

"It's fine, I can get it. "He starts applying the cold cream on my neck. His face is so close that if it weren't for the light Christmas music, he could hear my heart beating fast.

Shit. That's not good at all.

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Ryker:

There was a burn on her neck as well but it looked like she didn't know so I pointed it out and she really didn't know.

I apply the cream on her neck. I hope she doesn't hear my heart beating fast. We haven't been this close since the last time she left.

I can feel her eyes on me but I don't dare look her way.

"It's all done." I mutter.

"Thank you. "She breathes out. Our faces are still close and I can feel my self control losing.

Fuck. No. I can't let this happen again.

However my eyes look at her lips. My hands are still around her neck. Senselessly, I start leaning in and I can feel her lean in as well.

Just when our lips are about to touch, the door opens making us jump apart.

"Hey! " Cassandra's voice booms through the house.

"Hey, Cassie. " Faith looks flustered.

"Oh hey, Ryker! " Cassie smiles brightly at me.

She's actually really nice and all but I think I am somehow leading her on. Eh. She probably knows about me before as well.

"Hey Cassie. "I smile.

"Sorry I wasn't able to come on time. " She walks over to me.

"It's okay. " I chuckle lightly. I got time with Faith that's all that matters.

"Well, if you say so. Let's go. " She smiles and tells me to follow her. We were supposed to have a movie night together.

I didn't want it to be a date so I asked her and she said it wasn't and we were just hanging out as friends making me relieved.

Throughout the night though, the only I kept thinking about how I almost kissed Faith.

Jeez, I really need to control myself.

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Sorry for shitty chapters later but I've been busy with school and assignments so I haven't gotten much time. I am about to be free so please forgive me.

I swear I'll finish it by 25th December. This year lol.

Oh god. I forgot to use the bold font. I'm not writing this again.

Anyways, thanks for reading! :)

Merry chrimus 🎄