Alice woke up quite early that morning. Usually she isn't up before 11, but she was having a hard time falling back asleep.
Luke had gone to school and her father to work. Her mother had an appointment somewhere and Anna also had an early shift today, leaving a little after Alice woke. That would leave her by herself in the house, almost.
"Party time," Anna smirked, bouncing her brows up and down.
"Can't wait," she rose her cup of tea.
David walked in, looking like he's been awake for a while.
"Coffee or tea?" Alice asked, feeling generous this morning.
"Whatever you're having," his lip curved slightly. She pulled the string, moving it in his view. "Tea it is."
She got up and put water in the kettle, leaving it to come to a boil while she got his cup ready.
"How do you like it? Sugar? Milk? Honey? Sweet? Not sweet?" She questioned. Tea could be a damned personality test.
"How do you take it?" he asked, taking a seat at the table.
"Light and sweet. Like myself, of course," she said sarcastically.
"I can see that," he said calmly. She found it to be an odd reply. She looked at him with one brow raised and noticed his eyes traveled quickly from below.
She looked down and noticed she was comfortably dressed. Too comfortably dressed, with no pants. Her eyes widened as she looked at her bare legs.
She looked up at him, a smirk plastered across his face.
"I'm just going to," she pointed towards her room and walked in its direction. She felt his eyes burning into her while she covered her butt and inched further away from him.
"Idiot," she scolded herself as she put on a pair of shorts, "at least I shaved." She went back into the kitchen and he was pouring his water in the cup she started to prepare. He also put a new bag in her cup and filled it.
He picked the cups up and placed them at the table, her cup directly in front of his. He pulled her chair out for her before going to his own.
She smiled to herself as she walked over to the chair, "..thanks." She couldn't help but keep the smile as she looked at her tea. She bit the inside of her mouth, suddenly nervous.
She picked it up and sipped it, noticing the taste was different.
"What did you put in this?" she asked, looking at the liquid as if it would give her the answer.
"Just a secret ingredient," he smirked, picking up his cup and taking a large sip. She furrowed her brows, knowing the water was way too hot to take a sip like that. She shook her head.
"It's good. Really good," she took another sip before placing the cup back on the table.
"I thought you'd appreciate it."
"Maybe you can let me in on your little secret before you leave," she looked him in the eyes, tilting her head playfully. She received that famous smirk, which made her heart flutter for the first time in a long time.
"I'm gonna go for a jog," she began. "Did you...wanna join me?" He looked at her seriously now. She wasn't sure why.
"Alright," he said.
"Let me just get my shoes on," she got up and went to her room to put her shoes on.
What was she getting herself into? There's no way she could keep up with him. He was in the military for God's sake.
I hope he's enough motivation for you, lungs, she thought to herself.
She met him at the door and they walked out to the road.
"Don't get mad if I fall behind," she laughed.
"You're better than you think. I saw you that day," he said. He did see her. She also wasn't back for a while after that.
They ran side-by-side up the long road, David suggesting they turn around at a certain point. He knew what he was doing. This time she wouldn't be out of breath too early.
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Alice's phone vibrated. She held it in her hand, reading the name "Mom."
"Hey, ma," she answered.
"Hi, honey. I went grocery shopping. I'll be home in 5 minutes. Can you help me bring them in?"
"Yeah, no problem. See you in a bit."
She got up and threw her shoes on again, walking out of her room and by Caleb's room. She noticed no one was in it. In fact, the house was empty. She took a quick look around to make sure. As she got to the kitchen, she saw a figure walking by the window. It was David talking on the phone. His cell was small and she didn't even know he had one. She could hear his voice faintly, but couldn't make out any words. He hung up when he saw her mom pull in, immediately walking to it. Did she call him? She knew his number?
Alice opened the door, walking out to the vehicle.
"Don't worry, Mrs. Peterson, I got it," she heard David say as he opened the trunk and started pulling out all the grocery bags. He lined them all up on his arms like they were as light as feathers, leaving not a single bag.
Alice went to hold the door, although she was sure that if she wasn't there, he wouldn't have a problem getting it open himself.
Her mom followed behind, smiling. "He is an angel," she mouthed as she passed Alice. She rolled her eyes and gave a smile herself. She was warming up to the guy.
"Good job, Superman," Alice joked. She started to unpack the bags and place the food in it's designated area. David also helped, being guided by Alice as to where things went that he wasn't sure about.
She got a sudden idea to invite David to the party later. "So, David.." she held a box of pasta in her hand and spun it around a few times. "Anna and I are going to this party later. Would you like to come with us?"
"Sure, sounds nice," he answered. Immediately she felt like a giddy schoolgirl inside.
"Cool," she said calmly, putting the pasta away.
"It's some Halloween party, but don't worry, you don't need to wear anything special," she remembered Kristen's status saying to dress up sexy, "you'll be fine just the way you are."
"If you insist," he smirked.
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