Chapter Two- A Good Way to Start the Day
Zen was a rather chivalrous young man, and usually spent his nights on the couch when MC fell asleep on his bed by accident. He had come home late from the rehearsal of his newest production, a historical drama where he starred as a lead opposite Echo Girl, whom he had come to a professional agreement with and decided to let the past stay in the past.
Because of her nightmare, Zen thought it best for MC to sleep in his room that night, despite her pleas for him to stay with her. He knew that if he did spend the night with her, neither would get much sleep, and he couldn't do that to her at this point, while she was still recovering from the trauma of her near-kidnapping just a few months prior.
MC woke up alone, as she was expecting, but certainly hoped for the opposite. Turning on her phone, she opened the app and realized she had a missed call from Jaehee. "Wow, I really spelt in… I'll have to call her back later."
Pulling the duvet off the bed and wrapping it around her small frame like a blanket burrito, the brunette ventured out into the social space to see Zen asleep on the couch, his long legs spilling over one side and his arms over the other. MC sighed; he forgot to get a blanket again… Unwrapping herself, she placed the duvet over Zen's sleeping body and moved towards the kitchen for some breakfast.
It was almost noon, so it was probably more appropriate to call it brunch.
Eyeing the new waffle maker on the counter, MC searched through the cupboard for ingredients for waffles, and was happy to find some chocolate hazelnut spread. While she searched the fully stocked fridge, she found some assorted berries, whipped cream, and other fruits. She got the things ready, measuring, pouring, combining, and slicing, before pre-heating the waffle maker and putting on some coffee.
MC heard a rustle behind her before a pair of strong arms snaked themselves around her waist and a pair of lips pressed against her shoulder. "Good, morning handsome."
"Good morning, beautiful." Zen replied, using his fingers to guide MC's face to his as he kissed her sweetly. "What are you making? Waffles? And is that coffee?"
"Pour us some while I cook the waffles." MC said, pushing him away with her hip as she began to ladle the waffle mix down into the machine, closing and spinning it. "What do you want on your waffle Zen?"
He thought for a moment as he took out a pair of matching mugs from the cupboard. "Everything there is between two waffles." He replied, and poured the coffee that had been brewing in the French drip method. As MC created his waffle sandwich, Zen set two places to eat on the kitchen island, pouring orange juice as MC made her own waffles. "This is nice, we haven't had breakfast together in a while."
"Yeah, it's nice since we've both been working hard lately." MC agreed, placing their food on their respective place mats and taking a seat.
They ate in silence until approximately half-way through their meal, then Zen broke the silence. "Do you want to go out today?" MC looked up at him. "We could go on a real date, if you wanted to. I know you're busy with work lately but…"
"I'd love to Zen." MC smiled, and took a sip of her coffee.