Lila buried her face in the pillow, mortified and smiling at the same time. The kitchen was small but impossibly cozy. String lights shaped like tiny strawberries hung over the sink. A teapot shaped like a sleepy cat sat on the stove. And there—leaning against the counter, scrolling through his phone with one hand and holding a mug with the other—was Theo.
He laughed, pulling out his phone. “What’s your number?”
She snorted. “Did you just quote your own apartment sign?” Cutely Together -Chapter 2- By Ellaraia
A note on the pillow next to her read, in messy handwriting:
“Yeah?”
“Hey, Theo?”
Theo grinned. “Not even for pancakes? Because I make really good pancakes. They’re… cutely together, if you will.” Lila buried her face in the pillow, mortified
“I’m never speaking again,” Lila announced, wrapping her arms around herself. “Just so you know.”
She looked down. Sure enough, she was swimming in a soft gray hoodie that smelled like cedar and vanilla. His hoodie. A teapot shaped like a sleepy cat sat on the stove
“You did. And then you stole my hoodie. Which, by the way, you’re still wearing.”