Chapter 2
Ned lay on his bed staring at the ceiling. He was glad the school day had finally ended. After completely embarrassing himself at lunch, he had pretty much wanted to crawl into a deep dark hole and never come out. How could he have ever thought Moze liked Loomer??
But worst of all how could he have believed Suzie? Ever since he had broken up with her last year, she had been very angry with him and not to mention jealous of him and Moze's closeness.
Of course she had only been making it up! After he had made that outburst in Geometry it must have been obvious to everyone, including Suzie, that he might just like Moze as more than his best friend. If Cookie had figured it out he was sure everyone else knew by now.
The rest of Ned's thoughts were interrupted by his cell phone vibrating. He tried reaching over to his nightstand to grab it, but he over reached and landed with a thud onto the floor.
"Ouch!" He cried out in pain. He had landed so forcefully on his back that he had felt as if the wind had been knocked out of him. He layed there for a minute before he got up and walked over to the nightstand. He picked up his phone and plopped back down onto his bed.
Ned flipped his cell phone open to see that he had one new message. He clicked read and recognized the number right away it was Moze's number.
The message read:
Hey what are you up to tonight?
Huh? Why did he get a tingly feeling inside of him as he read her message? Was it possibly because she had asked him what his plans were for the night? Friends asked each other stuff like that all the time she was either curious or just wanted to hang out! Not like she wanted to 'go out' like on a date or anything along those lines.
He then slapped himself on the forehead, why was he thinking such stupid things? They had been best friends forever, it's not like she suddenly had a change of heart and was going to ask him out on a hot date. Now he started laughing at himself.
Ned hit reply and began typing his response.
Nothing much, probably just going to work on homework, y?
She responded quickly.
U homework? Ha-ha! No seriously what are u really doing?
Ned read this and laughed. She was right he would probably end up doing it in study hall as usual. That is if he even decided to attempt it.
What am I really doing? Um nothing I guess, but u never answered my question. He responded back hastily.
What question? Oh that question… Well my mom wants me to start making Christmas cookies for the holidays and I was wondering if u wanted to help.
Of course Ned thought! The Mosely's were known for their holiday cookies.
Right! Um u can come over to my house if u want, no one's home.
Ned typed back.
Okay I'll be over in just a few minutes then. She responded.
Ned flipped his phone shut and walked down the stairs to the kitchen where they would be making the cookies. He cleared off the island in the center of the kitchen so they would have enough room to make them. He assumed she would bring the ingredients since he had no idea what they were, so he got out a big mixing bowl and an electric mixer.
Just as he was about to get out some other things he thought they might need he heard the doorbell ring.
He excitedly ran over to the door and opened it with out hesitation. There was Moze. She was dressed very casual and her hair was in a messy bun, but she still looked amazing to him.
"Hey!" He greeted her cheerfully. He grabbed the stuff from her arms and set it all on the island. She brought a few cookie sheets and different ingredients they would be needing.
"Hey!" She responded just as cheerfuly, after Ned had set all her things on the island.
He enveloped her in a huge hug that for some reason just seemed so right. She looked at him funny, but hugged him back none the less.
He let go and he walked over to the island where all the stuff was set up.
"So how do we do this?" Ned asked jumping right in.
"We start by reading the recipe!" She said laughing. Moze picked it up out of the pile and waved it in front of his face.
"Right, I knew that!" He said, not wanting to admit he was horrible at baking. Everything he had ever baked had turned out blackened and always set off the smoke alarms.
"Sure you did!" She said smirking, as she began reading the recipe aloud.
"Okay, it says here we need ½ a pound of butter, 2 cups of unbleached flour, 2 cups of chopped pecans, 5 tbsp of sugar, 2 tsp Vanilla, 1 tbsp water, and ½ tsp of salt."
She began carefully digging through the items that were spread out on the counter.
"Do you have measuring spoons?" She asked him.
"Oh yeah," He said as he opened up a drawer and pulled out some pink measuring spoons that were looped together.
"Great then you can do the measuring!" She instructed him.
"You trust me?" He asked her with a lopsided grin.
Moze looked at him and couldn't help but giggle, he looked so cute like a little puppy almost.
"Of course!" She told him.
"Okay then let's get to measuring!" He said with new found excitment.
Ned measured out each ingredient carefully making sure it was just right. Not wanting to screw up this recipe, like he had so many times before with others.
"Okay now we need the big mixing bowl she instructed him. It says that you need to cream the butter first." Moze said.
"Okay cool I can do that!" Ned said, mashing the butter with a big wooden spoon. It was taking forever and Ned became impatient, but continued none the less.
Once he was done he was to add the sugar, vanilla and water and he was supposed to use the electric mixer.
Moze dumped the ingredients into the bowl and Ned plugged in the mixer. Not realizing it was on high speed he started mixing the ingredients.
Dough went flying everywhere, mostly all over Moze. Her hair was covered with little flecks of dough and she did not look too happy.
Ned smiled sheepishly as he unplugged the mixer.
"Oops!" He said still smiling.
She reached into the bowl and flicked some of the mixture at him.
"Oops!" She said smiling innocently as well.
"You did not just do that!"
"What if I did?" She threatened him.
"Then…" He said reaching into the bowl. "I would have to do this." He smeared some dough on her left check.
That started it for the next 20 minutes they were now throwing dough at each other and ducking behind everything in sight, each afraid of the others next move.
Moze stepped out from the island at the same time Ned did from his hiding spot, not seeing him fast enough, she tripped on his foot, knocking him over as well. They found themselves in a very familiar position. Ned was lying on his back and Moze was on top of him. They were so close their noses were touching.
"Um… Uh" Ned spoke flustered. They were so close he could feel her breath tickle his bottom lip." You have a little something on your nose." He said quietly.
"Where?" Moze asked self consciously rubbing her nose, only making it smear more.
He reached out and brushed it off her cheek. He felt a strange tingle in his finger, just from touching her cheek. He looked into her brown eyes and his gaze followed to her lips, wondering what it would feel like to kiss them again. She was so close he could easily move his head a little to the left and there lips would be touching. Just as he was about to do the unthinkable he felt Moze move slightly against him.
"Well I better go," She said quietly. She got up off the ground and held out her hand for Ned to grab.
He grabbed it and she helped pull him up.
"Um… thanks…" She said not knowing what to say.
"Anytime!" He said a little too enthusiastically.
She grinned.
Moze grabbed her stuff from the island and quickly walked out the door with out as much as another word.
'What a night!'
A: N This was so much fun to write! I hope everybody enjoys it! xD
