As she turned away from the microwave, she caught a look at Chase standing in the dining room watching her. She felt herself get a little flustered, which wasn’t helped when he smiled gently and shook his head a bit. “What?” She asked, both her nerves and her defensiveness were obvious in her tone.
Chase’s smile widened. “I just find it interesting to watch you. I can cook simple things or follow a recipe, but you’re multitasking way better than I can when I try to cook.”
Sarah felt herself blush again. “God my nerves are getting the best of me,” she thought to herself, “and I’m stuck here the rest of the day at least.” She smiled sheepishly and returned to the task at hand. At least she was doing something she enjoyed. Plus it would give her time to think about how she was going to handle her own impulses for the rest of the day.
The rest of her meal preparation went off without a hitch and before long she’d managed to get everything cooked and ready to serve. She turned to ask Chase where his plates were, only find that he was two steps ahead of her and had gotten everything out that they’d need. “What do you want to drink?” He asked, heading for the fridge.
“I’ll just get some water.” She replied.
“Alright.” Was his response. He grabbed a gallon of milk and poured himself a glass and also grabbed her some ice. As he did that, she served them both plates and moved them to the table.
“I really should thank you.” Chase said as he sat down to eat. “You know you didn’t have to do this right?”
“You’re welcome. I think I owed you something for coming to get me this morning. Besides, I asked you if I could cook something for you anyway.” She responded.
“You don’t owe me anything,” he countered, “I wasn’t about to let you freeze over there. That house probably needs checked for a draft or needs new insulation if it got that cold that fast.”
Sarah looked at him and thought about what he’d just said. “I’ll have to talk to my grandma about that.” She said.
“Probably a good idea.” Chase told her. “Bad insulation costs you money on your heating bill.”
Sarah nodded in agreement before returning her attention to eating. She had done a pretty good job with everything and the two of them both sat mostly quietly, barring a bit of small talk.
“Well, that was pretty good.” Chase told her once they’d finished eating.
“Thanks.” Sarah replied, smiling at the compliment. She started putting the dishes in the sink while Chase put away the leftovers.
“I’ll deal with the dishes later.” He told her as he added the empty cookware to the sink.
Sarah nodded in agreement and returned to the living room and sat down, wondering exactly what she was going to do for the rest of the day stuck with her crush. “Hopefully he doesn’t end up hating me after this.” She thought to herself.