Hello, I'm done with chapter 14. I have a good reason for leaving it short, too. You have to read and find out though~! I don't Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Read, Review, and Enjoy~!
I sat on the couch, flipping hastily through a dessert recipe book Aunt Emma had bought for me three years ago. Who knew it would come in so handy? The smell of her pot roast in the crock pot was distracting but I was determined to find something to make.
"Do you think he would enjoy a 'Molten Lava Cake'?" I called out to her from the Living Room, my Grandparents sighing in irritation.
"Well the loon lives in chocolate factory and makes candy for a living, WHAT DO YOU THINK?" Grandpa George hissed, as if he were stating the obvious.
"I think I should try making a cheesecake." I shot back with a triumphant grin, Annabelle brushing her little nose against the corner of the page to flip it.
"Dear, don't you think you're over-reacting about all of this?" Grandma Josephine patted my shoulder lightly.
"Nope, still think that 'Tiramisu Cake' was better than that one, Annabelle." I ignored her question, pinching the bridge of my nose. The black cat flipped the page once again. A sharp knock at the door startled me; I shoved the book under the couch cushion and threw the blanket down on my now vacant spot to answer it. It was Willy and Charlie. Charlie was grinning and Willy's eyes were darting around the house nervously.
"You're about minute late, guys." I scolded playfully, moving aside to let them in. Willy placed his top hat carelessly on the same spot where I had hid the cook book, I saw a corner of it sticking out from under the seat. When everyone was seated, Charlie tapped his glass of water with a spoon, getting our attention. I could see Willy's nails digging into the poor chair.
"Everyone, Willy has an announcement to make!" He chimed happily, grinning ear to ear. Will stood nervously and fidgeted, opening and closing his mouth a couple of times before actually speaking up.
"Um, everyone, I wanted to take the chance to say this because I was growing impatient with every day that passed, so…" he turned to me, a shy smile tugging at his lips," Riley, I have soemthing I've wanted to get off my chest and I don't know how to say it right... I- I love you."
The wine glass Grandpa George was holding fell to the floor with a crash. Uncle Drew choked on his mashed potatoes. Grandma Georgina stated how much she loved dragonflies. Aunt Emma and Grandma Josephine sighed as if they were watching a sappy romance movie. Charlie fist-punched the air. Grandpa Joe started high-fiving Charlie. And Annabelle took another nap. Willy continued with his speech.
"Like I said, I love you. Every since I first met you on the tour, you just, you shocked me. You were witty, funny, and you were very nice to me, ahem, at times. Everything that I could ever ask for. I hope you would accept me feeling this way. And even if you don't, it's perfectly understandable; after all, we're 22 years apart in age." He started to fidget again under my stunned gaze. I stood up slowly and cupped his cheek.
"I accept your feelings and believe me; you don't know how much I've wanted to hear you say that." I pecked him on the lips before sitting back down in my chair, pulling him with me. Everyone except for Charlie, Grandpa Joe, Grandma Josephine, and Aunt Emma sat there in shock.
"You know, when I was a young whippersnapper-" Grandpa George was glaring at Willy with rage. He and Uncle Drew had always been overprotective when it came to this subject.
"Grandpa, don't you dare say it." I warned dangerously low, matching his glare with my own. A few seconds ticked by before a large smile broke out on his face.
"Good God, I can tell she has Bucket blood in her! You do what you want, but-" he turned to Willy with another grave look "You better not hurt her, boy! I'll shove my foot so far up your-"
"DAD!" Aunt Emma slapped her hands on both sides of Charlie's head. Willy's eyes widened when he looked at me, his grip on my hand becoming uncomfortably lethal.
"He'll have to beat me to you." I nodded, laughing as Willy's eyes nearly popped out his head. I scooted closer to his lap and lay my head on his shoulder. One of his arms wrapped around me and I felt him kiss me on the top of my head.
"Okay, now we're going a little too far! Save that mushy stuff for later!" Charlie covered his eyes; I flung a pea at him. My aunt shot me 'THE LOOK' and I went back to actually eating. When we were done, everyone gathered around in the Living Room for a game of Monopoly. I was about to go feed Annabelle when out the corner of my eye, I saw Willy flipping through my Dessert book.
"Is this what you were looking at earlier?" He waved it playfully in his gloved hand.
"Yeah…I was going to make you something for Valentine's Day but…it was supposed to be a surprise." I blushed.
"Oops, sorry. I just thought it was something you or Charlie stuck there because you had to go do something else." I plucked the book out of his hand and sat on his lap. If it weren't for my cat attacking his leg, I would've kissed him properly but as you could tell the little witch couldn't wait. When I was done, he was already asleep on the couch while the family played with Charlie, probably to give us some alone time. I smirked and stretched out on top of him, tangling my legs with his. As my eyelids closed, I could feel his lips press against my forehead, in the shape of a smile. Remember what I said about the wedding right? Well, I changed my mind; this night was the best night of my life. Want to know why? Because I fell asleep to the sound of Willy Wonka's heart beat and his arms around me.
Now that that's out of the way, the REAL fun begins~lol
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