Theo: So… same time next thunderstorm? Lila: Only if you make the pancakes. Theo: Deal. 🥞💛
Theo tilted his head, eyes soft. “Or… you could keep it. And come over next time it rains. And the time after that.”
She looked down. Sure enough, she was swimming in a soft gray hoodie that smelled like cedar and vanilla. His hoodie.
“Yeah?”
She leaned her head against the cold glass, hugged his hoodie tighter, and realized she was already counting down to the next rain.
“You did. And then you stole my hoodie. Which, by the way, you’re still wearing.”
“I’m never speaking again,” Lila announced, wrapping her arms around herself. “Just so you know.” Cutely Together -Chapter 2- By Ellaraia
He looked up. “Morning, dragon tamer.”
“You also called me ‘cozy-shaped.’”
He pointed to a framed embroidery on the wall that read: Cutely Together . “It’s a lifestyle, Lila. Not just decor.” They made pancakes in comfortable chaos. Flour on the counter, syrup almost spilled, laughter over nothing in particular. At one point, their hands brushed reaching for the same spatula, and neither moved away for a full three seconds. Theo: So… same time next thunderstorm
“Mr. Whiskers says you should text me.”
“Didn’t want to wake you. You talk in your sleep. (Something about a dragon named Mr. Whiskers.) Coffee’s in the kitchen. —Theo”
“I’ll give it back,” she said quietly. 🥞💛 Theo tilted his head, eyes soft
He laughed, pulling out his phone. “What’s your number?”