Getting To Know You
"If we are to live together we have to talk and get to know each other."- Eleanor Roosevelt
He turned to me and said, "I didn't know what you like, so I got all of it."
I shrugged. "I like anything really."
"Okay then if you won't tell me, then I will learn. Would you like coffee, milk or o.j.?" He said while smiling.
"Guess," I replied.
"Well, you look like a coffee person with a little cream in it."
"Oh my gosh that's perfect! Good job. Now my turn, you look like a coffee person. Just black coffee, with no sugar or cream, just coffee."
"Correct. Before we move on, let's make this game a little more interesting. For every question one of us gets right, we get to kiss the other one. But for every question one of us gets wrong, the other person has to kiss them. Sound good?"
"Very," I said while blushing big time.
"Okay now fruit time. Let's see what we have. We have strawberries, bananas, pineapples and apples. Do you want strawberries and bananas?"
I replied, "Yes. You win." He gave me a kiss. "Okay, do you want apples?"
He said, "Yes. Good job, babe." I gave him a kiss.
We continued playing our little game and giving each-other quick kisses. I found out that he likes coffee, apples, waffles, banana-nut muffins and frosted flakes. At least now I know what to cook for him.
"So, can I ask you a question?" I asked Ashton as he took a sip of coffee.
Ashton replied, "Go for it."
"Where are your parents? Like do they live somewhere else or…"
He stopped and the color disappeared from his face, "Umm, my mom died five years ago and my dad died two years ago. My brother blames me for my dad's death, so that's why we don't really talk. How 'bout you?"
"My mom lives in Washington and my dad died six months ago," I said with a shaky voice.
"I'm sorry, baby." Ashton said as he started hugging me.
"Yeah. I'm sorry too," I replied.
"You should take a nap and I'll clean all this up. Really, you should."
"No. I'm fine."
"Well that's, too bad, because I am forcing you to take a nap." He picked me up and carried me to the bed. He let me go slowly and he covered me up and everything.
"Thank you," I said while already drifting to sleep.
"No problem. I'll wake you up when I think you're actually normal."
I giggled and went to sleep.
