Chapter 13- Christmas Paint (Messy, like really messy)
Steve smiles as he looks over at Rose's painting. It was the last day of school and honestly this project was the most fun. They had to draw something they celebrate in December or a winter thing (as Rose and Carlos named it) and Rose's was good and slightly funny. It was of a snoring Santa who was dreaming of dancing candy canes and gum drops. With elves stacking chocolate cookies and sugar cookies and gingerbread men on Santa's belly. A toy airplane was flying around the room, toys where everywhere and a fire in the background was roaring. A big stack of letters that was leaning on the falling side of thing was on his desk with two lists.
Steve's painting was different it was of two people building a snowman. The snowman with one arm two noses and to different eyes. But you could tell that the two people were Steve and Rose having a good time.
"Steve." Rose says when she sees it with a smile on her face. "You used our weekend?"
"Yup." Steve says.
Rose smiles and leans on Steve. Steve puts an arm around as they walk around to see the others. There was one that was a beautiful menorah with the nine light candles on a wooden table with the Star of David on it. There's one with ornaments that show the life of Christ from birth to resurrection. A Christmas tree that had many presents around it was another painting. All of them beautiful, some funny, and others serious all together a great way to end the semester.
"Now class," Ms. Cara "This has been a great semester and I just want to say that I know all of you will do great things. Well some, I mean I really am not shore what will happen to Carlos but you know."
"Hey!" protested Carlos. While everyone else slightly laughed, "That's not fare. I'm going into a life of comedy."
"That makes so much sense." Rose says.
Carlos just grumbles about crazy girls. Steve looks at Rose and smiles.
"You know I love your painting." Steve says to Rose.
"Ah, thanks I love yours too."
"Get a room." Carlos shouts at them just before they kiss.
"Be quiet besides they're adorable." Bri says.
Rose glares at Carlos while Steve just shakes his head and slightly smiles. He'll miss this class their coffee outings were Rose just shakes her head at the coffee and drinks water, the pointless arguments between Carlos and Rose. Bri and her love of otps whatever that was. And so much more.
The bell rings and they all walk out of the classroom.
"Let's go get coffee." Drew says.
"Yeah I have no more classes finals were Friday." Everyone looks at Rose who was the only other person who had a class that could get in the way.
"Cooking been done, and no I am not having coffee." Rose says.
They all walk to the Coffee Shop that was around the block. As they sat down and got their usual coffee and Rose got her hot chocolate.
"Come on Rose just try it." Maddie says waving her coffee in front of Rose. In response Rose just shakes her head no and gags. Steve rolls his eyes he knows that Rose had tried coffee once before and then spit it out because the taste disagreed with her so much.
"So, who's going back home." Bri asks, "I know I am, going back to California."
"Wait you live in California?" Katy asks.
"Yeah, didn't you know that?" Then everyone else just shakes their head no.
"Well okay then." Bri says a bit in shock.
The others all say where they're going only Drew, Rose and Steve are staying in town.
They say goodbye because most have planes or buses or trains. What Maddie loves trains.
Steve and Rose hurry inside Steve's apartment.
"Ugh," Rose says, "It's so cold."
"Oh," Steve says wrapping his arms around Rose, "You want hot cocoa."
"Yes, you know me so well."
"You do realize you have to let go so I can go make it?"
"Fine." Rose puts down her arms and Steve lets go, heading to the kitchen. Rose goes to the TV and turns on How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Steve sits down next to her and hands her a cup. As they watch it Rose shouts at the TV on how different and wrong it is from the real book. Steve calmly tells Rose how they can't get the cartoon effect if it's real people. And while Rose just lists the reasons why that's not an excuse (which it is) Steve holds back laughter and a smile. And Rose just throws the popcorn they got half-way through the movie at him when he did laugh.
Ah Christmas time (or also known as December) isn't it great even if things do get a bit hectic and messy.