MY ROOMMATE CAN COOK!
793 Words
" Would you please sit down? "
She heard Derrick's voice and it tickled her.
" What is... what is going on? " Sarah managed to ask.
" Um... " Derrick clapped his hands as he frantically glanced around.
Sarah could tell he was getting anxious, she didn't want that. Although she didn't know why he was, she didn't want him to feel uncomfortable, she liked the setting, and the mood he initiated.
" Did you cook? " She hoped it was enough to restore Derrick to his initial mood.
" Yeah! " Derrick answered with yet another smile, " I did. " His eyes ransacking the table.
" Wow. " Sarah was still blown away when he admitted to it, " You can cook? "
Derrick arched a brow, " Ouch... but a very reasonable question. Please take a seat, Sarah. "
His voice laced out to her like a gentle force, for some reason it was enthralling. Sarah obeyed.
" It smells delicious, I didn't know you could cook. " Sarah's voice suddenly euphonious.
Sarah shot a poised look at Derrick, her gaze settling and intrigued. " So you just randomly put this together? you're kidding. "
" I'm not, " Derrick's look identical to her, " I guess you're not the only good cook. "
" It's funny... " Sarah paused, " Leah was also a good cook, coincidence? "
Derrick slowly nodded, " Don't think so. " His eyes now looking heavy. " We use to cook together. "
Sarah took her first spoon of Derrick's potato sauce, her eyes instantly lit up as she chuckled once more. Sarah took the second bite with more energy than she took the first.
" This is really good, it's really good. " Sarah retorted mouth full.
Derrick found himself smiling relentlessly, " Thank you__
" The texture of the potatoes is perfect and the right amount of spicy. "
" Ah thank you__
" And the onions? nicely caramelized. You're not just a cook, you're a really good cook. " Sarah laughed.
Derrick was impressed, with himself and how beautiful Sarah looked when she was happy. His stare at her was becoming too intense that he feared she might get uncomfortable.
" What can I say, the sweeter the onions the sweeter the meal. "
Sarah suddenly found Derrick hot, she turned her gaze to her food. " Yeah, yeah. "
" You said my cooking was a good thing, why? " Derrick wanted to know.
" Definitely because of the free good food. " Sarah replied laughing, " And... because I feel like your character, personality is returning, you know? we're getting to figure out who Derrick is, and apparently he knows how to cook good food. " Sarah laughed some more as she shoved another spoonful of food in her mouth. " What else are you good at? " Her voice was fragile as she asked.
" Hopefully other good stuff. " Derrick answered rolling his eyes.
They were both staring at each other, Sarah was not sure why she was attracted to him. She feared the lingering thought that poked her at the back of her head, the one that verified her resolve.
" s**t. " She whispered as she realized how her last question was awkward.
Derrick rolled his phone over to her.
" What's this? " Sarah asked, almost emptying her plate.
" Peter from Landmark? remember that? " Derrick asked with arms folded.
" s**t! " Sarah grabbed the phone as she pressed play, she couldn't believe she forgot about Mark from Landmark.
As the recording ended, Sarah and Derrick's eyes met again, but this time the circumstances were different. Sarah wasn't sure how to react to the information, she sat with her mouth open glaring at Derrick.
" You okay? " Derrick had to ask.
" It's... it's useful information! " Sarah gasped.
" Yeah... "
" How did you get him to tell you? "
" Well... " Derrick shifted his gaze away from her.
" Don't tell me__
" I didn't tie him up, I just used... other measures. "
Sarah chuckled, " It doesn't matter, " Sarah took a glance at the phone as she shook her head.
" How do you feel? "
" You mean how I feel about finding out that Stephanie is stealing recipes from Gu to her brother? "
Derrick nodded.
" Great! " Sarah's look changed as she thought of Tyler, " I mean....it's terrible if Tyler found out but it's great for me. "
" Tyler? " Derrick was interested in him.
" My other boss. "
" Oh... the one you're crushing on. " Derrick retorted as he watched out for her reaction.
- Writer
