Odin and Annoying Alarms

I spent most of the time in my room. I had a project due tomorrow and I was going to paint the ass off it. I decided to paint a women wearing a long white elegant gown having boxing gloves in one hand and books in the other. The background would be a combination of everything I like; cooking, painting, music, literature, travel and fashion. It took me around five hours to finish and when I was satisfied, I carefully packed it for tomorrow. I texted my friends if they have any plans for today and they all were busy. Mark was busy with football and Noah would probably be with Ashley. That just leaves me and Carter. He must have been working on his project as well so I decided not to disturb him. I went to my bakery and started making new recipes. Even though it was Sunday, there was less rush than usual and I was able to experiment a lot. I tried many new stuff and decided to add three new desserts, Fantastic four Mousse, Cheesy Donut and Croissant (I tried baking this for the first time and it was quite successful). I wanted someone to taste before I put it out there and although Mark and mom are the only ones whose opinion I take, they both were busy.

Liv: Hey! You wanna hang out? I am in the shop.

Gray: Can't resist me for a single day, I see ;)

Liv: You know I can't baby. Come soon!

Gray: Baby? Nice. I will there is fifteen minutes.

True to his words, he came exactly in fifteen minutes.

"On time. Another box checked." I said with a smirk.

"Box? You are keeping tabs on me?"

"I want to know if you are worthy enough to be my boyfriend."

"Okay Odin. Am I worthy yet?" He said with a cheeky grin.

"Desperate, I see."

"You know I am." He said and winked at me. I laughed and went in my shop. He followed closely.

"Okay, so I made new recipes and I want you to try it before I put it on the final menu."

"So I am you Guinea pig?"

"What? No! Just try it." I said and before he could say anything, I took a spoonful of mousse with all the flavors and put it in his mouth. He glared at me because I didn't give him a chance to protest but his expression soon changed to delight.

"This is nice! Damn! I never liked chocolate but I guess you are going to change that for me." He said and tried to take the glass from me but I put it further away.

"You have two other stuff to try out so don't fill up on it." I said and he pouted. He looked adorable and I pat his head like he was a very obedient puppy. I gave him the croissant and he carefully looked at it before taking a small bite.

"Hm.. this is nice but its texture is weird. It's kinda sticking. I think this needs improvement." He said and I would be lying if I said I didn't agree with him. I myself thought it was not perfect.

"I know, I felt that way too but I was too excited to add new stuff in the menu that I ignored that part. It's okay. I will bake it again." I said with a small smile. I gave him the donut to try and he gave me a skeptical look.

"This Donut looks very different than the rest of them. Did you add poison in it?" He said and I rolled my eyes.

"I can't let the world miss out on a model like you. That would be a huge loss for this universe." I said with a dramatic sigh and he laughed at me.

"I like how much of a Drama Queen you are and you call others that." He said and ate the donut. He eyes widened in surprise and I chuckled.

"You added cheese in this?" He asked with delight and I eagerly nodded my head.

"Yeah. I thought if Chocolate Cheese Sandwich and Choco Lava Cake were a hit, this should be too."

"It's actually pretty tasty. I can't believe no one ever thought of this before." He said and I smiled excitedly at him.

"So, I guess mousse and donut are a go and croissant needs improvement?" I asked and he nodded. We talked for a while and he helped me manage the shop. I kept asking him if he was really okay with staying with me for so long but apparently he had nothing else to do. How does this guys completes hi work in time is something I will never understand. After we were done, I remembered something that he told me when he was drunk.

"Hey Carter?" I asked him and he looked at me. He was wearing a apron and was desperately trying to put whipped cream in the piping bag without spilling everywhere and obviously failing in it.

"Yeah?" He had some cream on his face so before I could think my hands took the napkin I had in my apron and my wiped his face with it. I didn't realize how close I was until I was done. He was looking at me with so many emotions and it felt like he was able to decipher every single thing that I was feeling. I couldn't take my eyes off him either. Thousands thoughts came rushing in my mind including the one that happened in my bedroom yesterday morning. He was going for the t-shirt and I thought he wanted to kiss me. I can't embarrass myself again. I am a badass girl for Christ sake and he broke many girls heart before me. He used them and I can't be one of his many accomplishments. I can't be a trophy. I am a person and I am much more than that.

"DO YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW TO COOK?" I blurted/shouted at him and he took a few steps in surprise. Well, that was not embarrassing at all.

Note the Sarcasm.

He saw me intently for a few moments before clearing his throat.

"Uh yeah?" When I accepted that I absolutely made fun of myself in front of this hot sexy guy, I went back to my usual manner.

"You don't sound so sure." I said and squinted my eyes at him. He chuckled and scratched the back of his neck. Cute, I thought.

"No I mean I actually do want to learn how to cook. I made lasagna for my parents the other day and although they appreciated my efforts, it was bad. Like really bad." He completed and I laughed out loud.

"Hey don't laugh man. I worked hard." He protested but that just made me laugh harder. I shook my head and fetched all the necessary stuff for making lasagna. For the next hour, I taught him everything and I have to admit he learns pretty quickly. After we were done, he took that to his home to impress his parents and I am guessing they will like it. I closed the shop and went back to my home. I went to my room to work on the final touching of my project. I was really excited for the next day. I put a lot of effort in my painting and I was hoping our teacher would like it too.

I jumped in my bed and was about to fall asleep when my phone went off with a text. I opened one eye to see a message from Carter.

Gray: Dude you are AWESOME! My parents loved that lasagna and the best part is I now know how to cook it so I can impress my parents anytime I want. I chuckled at how cute he was being.

Liv: You are going to impress them with just lasagna? That's aiming a little low. You want me to teach you more stuff? I wanted him to be happy but I also liked spending time with him and I wanted to grasp every opportunity I could get.

Gray: So, what I am hearing is you want to spend more time with me ;) That rat bastard. He knows that he has an effect on me.

Liv: You are only hearing that because I can't roll my eyes any louder XD

Gray: Oh you are in denial sweetie? Sure. Stay that way. But what if by the time you realize how badly you have fallen for me, I have already met someone else.

Liv: Oh baby! That would be your loss. Not mine ;)

Gray: Damn! Can't deny that Claire. You are one in a million. Thank god it's just text or he would have seen me blushing like an idiot.

Liv: That I am. Anyway, you wanna learn more recipes or not? I have other students waiting for me to teach them ;)

Gray: Oh hell no! I want to learn. I won't let anyone else be your student.

Liv: That's my boy. Cool. Whenever you get time, text me so and I will let you know if I am in the shop or not. You can drop by then :)

Gray: Sounds like a plan! I wanna talk more but it felt like he was busy somewhere else and I was the only one making an effort here. I didn't want to sound desperate.

Liv: I am gonna sleep now Gray. See you tomorrow! Three dots danced in my screen for a while but no text came in. After a minute, my phone went off with his text. I was excited since I was hoping he would want to continue the conversation.

Gray: Cool. Good night Love ;) Nope just shear disappointed. Again my fault for expecting too much, I guess.

Liv: Good night sexy ;)

I put my phone back on the night stand and sighed. I might be thinking too much but I get the feeling that maybe whatever he said while he was drunk was just a mistake. He never liked me, he just wanted me to think he does. If I would havethought about this more, my head would have exploded so I closed my eyes to sleep.

"Hey Claire. I think that you are gorgeous and smart and funny and quirky but in a good way not Sheldon Cooper kind of way. I really like and I might be falling for you. I am afraid that you might say no but that fear has been keeping me from confessing for a long time. I can't keep this within me anymore Liv. I love you and I want to be with you for as long as you would accept me." He said with his intense green eyes. I drowned in them and almost didn't hear what he said. Almost. But his confession was so beautiful even his eyes couldn't take me away from it. I looked at him in adoration and he came close to me to kiss me. I felt myself getting hotter every second and my heart starter beating at a very abnormal rate. His lips were way close to me and I closed my eyes afraid of something even I didn't understand. Just as I thought our lips were about to meet, he pulled away and opened his mouth. I thought he was about to explain why the fuck he pulled away but he made the most annoying alarm sound I have heard in my entire life.

I groaned and pushed the button on my alarm to turn it off. I really can't catch a break, I thought.

I was on time so it was okay for me to slow things down. I lazily got up and brushed my teeth slower than a turtle, if turtles brushed their teeth, that is. After I was done with my shower, I went down to make us breakfast. Just as I was done with the pancakes, mom came out in a hurry.

"Peach I am so sorry but I have to go early today. I have a meeting I cannot miss. Don't miss breakfast honey. I will eat in my office." She said and practically ran out of the house before I could protest. I needed her to drop me to school today because I won't be able to take the canvas on my bike. I fetched my phone.

Liv: Can you come pick me up for school Gray? I can't take my bike with my canvas.

Gray: I will be there in five minutes, my Damsel.

Liv: Thanks Gray. You are the best. But don't ever call me Damsel again.

Gray: Noted. Apologies.

He came in time and drove in silence. It was a comfortable silence so I couldn't complain about it. We both got out of his car with the canvas and went in. I was very excited for the art class. Here goes nothing, I thought.

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Let's how the project goes, you guys. They worked hard on it♥️