7: BBQ-Chicken

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Chapter 7: BBQ-Chicken

He was dressed in a blue Aerosmith t-shirt, with matching cargo pants. His hair disheveled as usual and also that signature smirk was plastered over his face.

"Surprise Princess", he leaned on the wall holding a duffel bag.

I blinked. Once. Twice. Thrice. But he was still there. This can't be happening. Leo Arsen is the guy who is supposed to live with us

He made the decision of letting himself in, his eager eyes roaming around taking in the surroundings. "You have a nice home", he nodded appreciatively. "The last time I came here I didn't even notice. Had something to do with some idiot choking on her skittles", he looked at me directly, the mischievous glint in his eyes challenging me.

"At least I am still living in my parents' house", I retorted, crossing my arms over my chest.

He smirked plopping himself down on the couch and raising his legs on the coffee table. "This is better than my parents' house Emma".

I glowered at him seeing the mess he had already created two minutes into our house. His shoes were caked with dirt, leaving muddy foot prints trailing on the ground all the way to the sofa. I was sure I would be the one cleaning that mess and I bet he wouldn't be offering a helping help.

I speed dialed my mom while walking towards the kitchen. Getting myself some privacy.

After two rings she picked up. "Hello-"

"Out of all the people in my school, you let LEO ARSEN stay into our house?"

"Sweetie you guys know each other? That's cute-"

"Mom, no please. I hate that guy".

I felt Leo hovering over me when he decided to scream in the phone like a five-year-old, "Hi June. What's up?"

"Wait you guys are on first name basis already?" I sputtered.

"Yeah we are Facebook friends", my mom said casually like everyone had their daughter's nemesis on their Facebook friend list.

He snatched the phone away from me, earning a dirty look from me. "Listen June..", he said putting the phone on speaker, "I think Emma doesn't like the fact that I will be staying over your place, I think I can find a place somewhere-"

"No Leo what are you talking about? You are staying at our place, besides Emma needs some company too since I am always out for business trips and we don't have relatives in Florida with whom Emma can stay. Just promise me you will take good care of yourself and my daughter okay?"

The mischievous look on Leo's face was back, he was eyeing me, smirking and wriggling his eyebrows at me, I rolled my eyes at him and huffed in frustration.

"Okay June if you say so.."

"I will hang up then, I am due to a meeting in like 10 minutes".

With that she hung up.

"Can you not just leave me alone?"

"I blame it on kiss-met", he quipped, clearly proud of his lame pun.

"Agghhh- you are infuriating", I went up the stairs to my room and closed the door with a loud bang. This can't be happening to me.

I know if there was someone else in my place they would love to have Leo Arsen stay over at their house but I wasn't one of them.

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My stomach grumbled in hunger. I stubbornly wrapped my arms around my abdomen as I sat cross legged on my bed. I had to study for a Biology test but the grumbling in my stomach made it impossible for me to do so. It was 8pm and I still hadn't had my dinner yet.

I wearily opened my book, as I tried to read it, the words seemed a blur to me. I needed food.

I untangled my hands from my abdomen and placed it on my lap. "Stop making sounds", I ordered my stomach pointing at it. "You are not hungry".

"Are you talking to your stomach?" I recoiled in fear at the sudden interruption and tumble down my bed in that process. And Leo instead of helping me was having a good laugh at my expense.

I instantly got up, careful to not inflict pain on my already bruised back. He stopped laughing and entered my room with a plate of food. Keeping the plate on my table he took a seat beside me on the bed. I tried my best to not look at him or the food plate. "What do you want?" I asked not meeting his eye.

Emma you will not look at the food, I mentally chided myself.

"Are you okay?" he asked, his voice laced with concern.

"Answer me first", I promptly replied. From my peripheral vision I could see him wearing my mom's blue checkered print cooking apron. What was he up to?

"I brought food for you. Thought you might be hungry.", he reached for the plate on the table and placed it in front of me.

I could smell grilled cheese and it was heavenly. But I was adamant, "I am not hungry", I stated looking away.

"Oh come on Emma you are pissed me, why be angry on food?" he sighed, "Look Emma I know that you are hungry, have this. And trust me this is good".

For a second I was rethinking this hunger strike thing. I am supposed to be pissed at him and not have his food. But he's being nice to me... and that smells really good. Forgetting my inner turmoil, I gave in, I picked up the plate observing its contents. There were two grilled cheese sandwiches and an egg omlette.

He saw me eyeing the food,"Yeah I know its breakfast food, but your fridge didn't leave me any choice. Geez Emma how do you survive on such less food? All I found was some TV dinners, bread, eggs, cheese and expired products. Tomorrow I will be going grocery shopping and then I can cook better food".

I looked at him in utter fascination, blinking my eyes. "What?" he asked.

"You can cook?"

"Hell yeah I can. In fact I am pretty good at it".

"I thought-" I stopped to took a bite out my sandwich and I swear I was in heaven. I have had my fair share of grilled cheese sandwiches but this was hands down one of the best I have tasted.

"I thought what?" he asked me but I was too busy devouring my sandwich.

"Emma?"

"Hmm? Oh yeah I thought bad boys like you just get into trouble and ride motorbikes with his boys all day or something".

He let out a small laugh, "Well this bad boy can cook too! Or else how else did I get to work as the head chef at Carlo's?"

"What? You are the head chef there?!" I almost choked on my food. Okay I had a lot to know about him. But why do I care?

"No of course not I work as a waiter there and sometimes I am in charge of fetching the supplies there. But the look on your face was worth the lying", he flashed a grin at me. Jerk.

"Yeah no wonder this sandwich isn't all the that good", I commented.

"Don't lie princess, I just saw you eating that sandwich like its the last meal you are having on this earth", he smirked, I grimaced.

"Okay but why did you wear my mom's apron just to make a sandwich and a omlette?"

"Because princess, professional cooks never forget to wear their aprons".

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"Can I get a blanket and pillow?"

"What you going to do with it?" I asked, it was almost midnight. I was finally done studying and Leo spent the time on the couch watching TV and going through his phone.

"Make a pillow fort out of it of course", his tone thick with sarcasm. I quirked an eyebrow at him."I am going to be sleeping on the couch".

Although I hated him for staying here, I was definitely not planning to let him sleep on the couch. We don't have a proper guest room since we don't have much guests over and so we have stuffed the guest room with junk which mom promises to get rid of in a garage sale but mom is busy all the time to do that. "Why don't you sleep in my room?"

"With you? Sure! But honestly princess I didn't think you would be so forward", he grinned at me.

"You didn't let me finish. You can take my room while I will sleep in my mom's bed", I explained it to him.

"Okay princess whatever you say", he picked up his duffel bag and retreated upstairs. "Just letting you know that I always sleep with my bedroom door open in case you feel lonely at night".

"LEO YOU-", before I could say anything more he retreated upstairs to my room.

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The bedside alarm was ticking early in the morning, I tried to muffle the sounds by pulling the duvet over my ears but it wasn't working. I reached out for the bedside table to find nothing but empty air, then the events of last night came blaring to me. Of course a certain bad boy came over my house and I had to give away my bed for him. Groggily I turned around, my arm landing on something hard. That's weird.

I let my had roam over the hard object, it was smooth and really hard. I opened my eyes to find Leo asleep beside me all in his half naked glory sporting a pair of boxers with my hand resting on his abs.

I yelped almost falling over the bed instantly jerking off. That jerk! I felt like screaming at him and possibly hitting him in the face again but I had a better idea. Wearing a jacket I went downstairs to my backyard to fetch a empty bucket. It was cold and gloomy outside, so cold that I instantly ran inside my house forgetting to lock my front door. I went upstairs to the bathroom closer to my room making sure not to wake Leo up. I started filling the bucket with cold water and fetched some ice from my fridge to add to the bucket of freezing water.

It's time for some ALS ice bucket challenge Leo.

I tip toed inside the room with the bucket full of cold water in my hand. It was heavy under my arms but I persevered. Upon reaching the bed I lifted the bucket but before I could tip out the contents of the bucket, someone tapped my shoulder from behind, I turned -"GOTCHA!" Cold water splattered all over me, leaving me drenched in my pajamas and over sized T-shirt.

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