{Parris’s POV} “Theo!” I gasped and, without thinking, I ran towards him and then threw my arms around his neck. I heard him chuckle before pulling me by the waist and closer to his body. Gosh! I missed him! “I missed you, babe.” I heard his baritone voice, making me inside all jittery and warm. We stayed in that position—with his arms around my waist, and mine around his neck, until I heard him mutter a curse and the smell of burning food filled my nostrils. “Fvck! The pancake.” Despite the urgency in his voice, he gently pulled away from me before running to get the pancakes out of the pan. I winced when I saw how much it had been burned. He turned off the stove before looking at the burned pancakes with a frown like someone taking a candy from a kid. I chuckled, making him turn hi

