Something Creative (One-on-One)

"Do you really, though?"

 

She sighed, looking up at him affectionately with a head shake before standing up.

"Pancakes are ready."

 

She watched it with a grin, her eyes wide.

"That's so cool," she said appreciatively. "You gotta show me how it works one of these days."

 

She grinned before heading back to the kitchen, slipping her hands in her pockets.

 

There came a lovely smell of pancakes from the plates and she passed him his.

"Syrup and butter are on the table."

 

"Uh huh," she said, distracted for a moment by the stove.

 

She blinked, looking over at him before giving him a hesitant smile.

"Hm? Yes. Sorry."

 

"Yep," she said, coming over with a plate in her hand, sitting down across from him with her newspaper in her hand. "I thought I smelled something burning."

 

She sat down and began reading, her brows furrowing as she studied the news.

 

Her gaze flickered to him.

"You okay?"