p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I nearly roll out of the bed in the morning, but Tino grabs me just before I do. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Whoa, are you okay!?" He tugs me closer to him, laughing softly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Fine.." I sigh, shaking his arm off me as I sit up. "How long ya been up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"Tino pulls his phone from underneath him. "Ah, ten minutes, at the most? I was waiting for you to get up, I wanted to know what you want to do. I can either take you home, or we can have breakfast first. Or maybe breakfast on the way? Or maybe you want to stay again?" He starts to ramble again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Uhh.. Maybe ya can take me home. I can give you somethin' at my house, if ya want. Nora's probably flipping out." I mumble./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Oh, okay!" He gets out of bed. "Just.. Lemme change, okay? I'll be out in a minute!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I grab my phone, stretching. "Yeah." I shuffle into the living room, putting on my shoes and coat before sitting on the couch./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He comes out a few minutes later, wearing a different shirt and tennis shoes. "Could you hand me my coat?" He smiles./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Sure." I give him the coat from the rack, going to the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""That anxious to leave?" He laughs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Yes." I say, then clear my throat as he pouts. "I-I don't want Nora to be worried."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""I know!" He laughs suddenly. "I was just playing around. C'mon." He holds open the door for me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Thanks." I shuffle through the snow that starts to cover the ground, right to the car. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He gets in right after me, quickly starting the car. "Phew! It's COLD out there!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""I know." I turn the heater on high, shivering. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Didn't know it was gonna snow.." He mumbles. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Me either." I watch the snow falling, then shake my head as he pulls away. "Shoulda brought my scarf." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He smiled a little. "Don't worry. It should warm up soon." He turns on the radio, then immediately turns it up. "I love this song!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He starts singing as he drivers, tapping the wheel. His voice is probably the prettiest thing I've ever heard. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He's quiet suddenly. "Oh, um, by the way. I really hope I didn't make you feel awkward last night.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I shake my head, smiling a little. "Don't worry 'bout it. I had a lot of fun." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He grins, then starts saying something else, but I shush him. "This is my favorite song!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I turn the radio up even more, now grinning. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"Tino gives me a confused look, then laughs. "What is it?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""It's/spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;" Ring Ring/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"! By ABBA!" I say quickly, before jumping into the chorus of the song./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He listens to a verse of it, then catches on very quickly, humming the next as I sing softly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He smiles as the song ends. "I didn't know you could sing, Bir!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I can't." I say, shaking my head./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, no! That was really good! A little quiet, but really good!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I feel my face heating up. "Tino, I'm really not.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You are! I promise! I would know, I'm a singer." He winks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I bite my lip, smiling. "Well.. T-thank you." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He grins. "No problem!" He throws the car in park, patting my hand. "We're here!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I stare up at my apartment building and sigh. "Yeah. Guess we are." I can already here Nora yelling at me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I don't think she'll be angry at you, if that's what you're worried about," Tino says, almost as if he can read my mind. "She'll probably just punch me." He laughs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Uh.. Yeah." I mumble. "C'mon." I get out, shuddering in the cold air. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He meets me in front of the building, grabbing my hand as we walk upstairs. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"By the time we get to the third floor, I nearly have a heart attack. Nora is sitting in front of the door, her face buried in her sketchbook, her pencil scratching at the paper furiously./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Nora..?" I squint. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She jumps to her feet. "Do you have any idea how worried I was?! I was worried SICK! I waited up ALLLL night! And-" She continues prattling on, not even noticing Tino, it seems./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Why didn't you call!" She says breathily./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Why didn't /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"you/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" call?" I counter. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I lost my phone!" She says, not even mildly ashamed, her voice still angry./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How would I have called, then?" I ask, putting my hand on my hip./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She thinks about this for a minute. "You could have left a message!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How do ya know I didn't?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I've really got her now. She groans. "Whatever! Just go inside!" She tugs mine and Tino's hands apart, making him yelp, then shoves me inside. Tino sneaks in right before she slams the door shut./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""And YOU!" She punches Tino's shoulder, hard. "What's the big idea?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Owww!" He rubs it, whining. "It was late! I didn't wanna drive home in the snow at night!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She thinks over this alibi, before apparently deciding it's valid. "You're forgiven. It would have been awful if Bir would have gotten into an accident.." She sighs, hugging onto my arm./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I wiggle her off, then go into the kitchen. "Yeah. Anyways. Didja eat?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Noooo." She shrugs. "I've been out there all morning." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Ridiculous." I mumble./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""What? I care!" She flops down on the couch. "C'mon, Tino! Have a seat." She smirks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He squints, but sits anyways. "Hi."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Nora stretches her legs across his lap, grinning. "Hi."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He rolls his eyes, watching me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Uhm, what do ya want? I can make waffles.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""We had waffles the other day!" Nora groans. "Make eggs!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Tino nods in agreement. "Can you make them sunny side-up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I can try." I shrug, getting the eggs from the fridge and setting them on the counter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Great! I like my yolk reallllly runny." He grins./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You could get food poisoning, you know." Nora kicks him and he groans. "Can you scramble mine, Bir?" She calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Sure." I start cooking Tino's eggs, making 3 of them (four, technically, I ruined the first) and putting them on a plate. "Do you want bread? Want it toasted?" I asked, poking my head out from the kitchen. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, just a piece of normal bread would be fine." He smiles. "Thank you!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I nod, throwing a piece on the plate before walking it out to him. "Move yer feet, Nora." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She pouts, then follows me back into the kitchen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""What? Afraid I'm gonna ruin yer eggs?" I smirk./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Yes. You're pretty good at burning them. Oh, also, I want cheese in them." She grabs a few pieces from the fridge, handing them to me expectantly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I sigh dramatically. "Okayyy.." I crack four eggs in the pan and stir them, letting them set for a minute. I put the cheese on, and Nora grins at me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I roll my eyes, then finish cooking her food, scraping the cheesy, sticky mess onto a plate. "Here. You don't get bread." I smirked. "You have cheese."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She takes the plate from me and wraps her free arm around my waist. "Share it with me~"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I roll my eyes. "Yeah, I guess." I shuffle back into the living room, with her still stuck onto me like a parasite. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I sit beside Tino, giving him a shrug, and he laughs. "Oh, these are really good." He says, smiling. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Thanks." I grin. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Suddenly Nora stuffs a bite of eggs in my mouth and I pinch her, but eat them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Ow!" She whines, pouting. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You scared me." I say, swallowing. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Tino pokes at his food, taking another bite before standing. "Um.. Well, I really hate to say this, but I need to go." He smiles nervously. "I have something to do.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I shrug. "It's fine." I smile, standing to give him a hug. "Call me later, okay?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Sure!" He kisses my cheek, then leaves. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Whoa, are you okay!?" He tugs me closer to him, laughing softly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Fine.." I sigh, shaking his arm off me as I sit up. "How long ya been up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"Tino pulls his phone from underneath him. "Ah, ten minutes, at the most? I was waiting for you to get up, I wanted to know what you want to do. I can either take you home, or we can have breakfast first. Or maybe breakfast on the way? Or maybe you want to stay again?" He starts to ramble again./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Uhh.. Maybe ya can take me home. I can give you somethin' at my house, if ya want. Nora's probably flipping out." I mumble./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Oh, okay!" He gets out of bed. "Just.. Lemme change, okay? I'll be out in a minute!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I grab my phone, stretching. "Yeah." I shuffle into the living room, putting on my shoes and coat before sitting on the couch./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He comes out a few minutes later, wearing a different shirt and tennis shoes. "Could you hand me my coat?" He smiles./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Sure." I give him the coat from the rack, going to the door./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""That anxious to leave?" He laughs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Yes." I say, then clear my throat as he pouts. "I-I don't want Nora to be worried."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""I know!" He laughs suddenly. "I was just playing around. C'mon." He holds open the door for me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Thanks." I shuffle through the snow that starts to cover the ground, right to the car. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He gets in right after me, quickly starting the car. "Phew! It's COLD out there!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""I know." I turn the heater on high, shivering. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Didn't know it was gonna snow.." He mumbles. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""Me either." I watch the snow falling, then shake my head as he pulls away. "Shoulda brought my scarf." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He smiled a little. "Don't worry. It should warm up soon." He turns on the radio, then immediately turns it up. "I love this song!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He starts singing as he drivers, tapping the wheel. His voice is probably the prettiest thing I've ever heard. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He's quiet suddenly. "Oh, um, by the way. I really hope I didn't make you feel awkward last night.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I shake my head, smiling a little. "Don't worry 'bout it. I had a lot of fun." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"He grins, then starts saying something else, but I shush him. "This is my favorite song!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"I turn the radio up even more, now grinning. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"Tino gives me a confused look, then laughs. "What is it?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;""It's/spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;" Ring Ring/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"! By ABBA!" I say quickly, before jumping into the chorus of the song./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He listens to a verse of it, then catches on very quickly, humming the next as I sing softly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He smiles as the song ends. "I didn't know you could sing, Bir!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I can't." I say, shaking my head./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, no! That was really good! A little quiet, but really good!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I feel my face heating up. "Tino, I'm really not.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You are! I promise! I would know, I'm a singer." He winks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I bite my lip, smiling. "Well.. T-thank you." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He grins. "No problem!" He throws the car in park, patting my hand. "We're here!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I stare up at my apartment building and sigh. "Yeah. Guess we are." I can already here Nora yelling at me./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I don't think she'll be angry at you, if that's what you're worried about," Tino says, almost as if he can read my mind. "She'll probably just punch me." He laughs./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Uh.. Yeah." I mumble. "C'mon." I get out, shuddering in the cold air. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He meets me in front of the building, grabbing my hand as we walk upstairs. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"By the time we get to the third floor, I nearly have a heart attack. Nora is sitting in front of the door, her face buried in her sketchbook, her pencil scratching at the paper furiously./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Nora..?" I squint. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She jumps to her feet. "Do you have any idea how worried I was?! I was worried SICK! I waited up ALLLL night! And-" She continues prattling on, not even noticing Tino, it seems./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Why didn't you call!" She says breathily./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Why didn't /spanspan style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: Calibri; font-style: italic; font-size: 11.0000pt; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;"you/spanspan style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;" call?" I counter. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I lost my phone!" She says, not even mildly ashamed, her voice still angry./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How would I have called, then?" I ask, putting my hand on my hip./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She thinks about this for a minute. "You could have left a message!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""How do ya know I didn't?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I've really got her now. She groans. "Whatever! Just go inside!" She tugs mine and Tino's hands apart, making him yelp, then shoves me inside. Tino sneaks in right before she slams the door shut./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""And YOU!" She punches Tino's shoulder, hard. "What's the big idea?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Owww!" He rubs it, whining. "It was late! I didn't wanna drive home in the snow at night!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She thinks over this alibi, before apparently deciding it's valid. "You're forgiven. It would have been awful if Bir would have gotten into an accident.." She sighs, hugging onto my arm./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I wiggle her off, then go into the kitchen. "Yeah. Anyways. Didja eat?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Noooo." She shrugs. "I've been out there all morning." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Ridiculous." I mumble./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""What? I care!" She flops down on the couch. "C'mon, Tino! Have a seat." She smirks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He squints, but sits anyways. "Hi."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Nora stretches her legs across his lap, grinning. "Hi."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"He rolls his eyes, watching me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Uhm, what do ya want? I can make waffles.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""We had waffles the other day!" Nora groans. "Make eggs!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Tino nods in agreement. "Can you make them sunny side-up?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""I can try." I shrug, getting the eggs from the fridge and setting them on the counter./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Great! I like my yolk reallllly runny." He grins./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You could get food poisoning, you know." Nora kicks him and he groans. "Can you scramble mine, Bir?" She calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Sure." I start cooking Tino's eggs, making 3 of them (four, technically, I ruined the first) and putting them on a plate. "Do you want bread? Want it toasted?" I asked, poking my head out from the kitchen. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""No, just a piece of normal bread would be fine." He smiles. "Thank you!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I nod, throwing a piece on the plate before walking it out to him. "Move yer feet, Nora." /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She pouts, then follows me back into the kitchen./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""What? Afraid I'm gonna ruin yer eggs?" I smirk./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Yes. You're pretty good at burning them. Oh, also, I want cheese in them." She grabs a few pieces from the fridge, handing them to me expectantly. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I sigh dramatically. "Okayyy.." I crack four eggs in the pan and stir them, letting them set for a minute. I put the cheese on, and Nora grins at me. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I roll my eyes, then finish cooking her food, scraping the cheesy, sticky mess onto a plate. "Here. You don't get bread." I smirked. "You have cheese."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"She takes the plate from me and wraps her free arm around my waist. "Share it with me~"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I roll my eyes. "Yeah, I guess." I shuffle back into the living room, with her still stuck onto me like a parasite. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I sit beside Tino, giving him a shrug, and he laughs. "Oh, these are really good." He says, smiling. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Thanks." I grin. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Suddenly Nora stuffs a bite of eggs in my mouth and I pinch her, but eat them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Ow!" She whines, pouting. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""You scared me." I say, swallowing. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"Tino pokes at his food, taking another bite before standing. "Um.. Well, I really hate to say this, but I need to go." He smiles nervously. "I have something to do.."/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"I shrug. "It's fine." I smile, standing to give him a hug. "Call me later, okay?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;""Sure!" He kisses my cheek, then leaves. /span/p