"i thought you'd like him cause he's your friend."

"not to be rude katie, but out of all the guys in the school, you picked him?"

"yes."

"why?"

"why not?"

"lance is my friend, but he flirts with every girl he sees, i just don't want you getting hurt." matt reaches his arm out towards me, but i only smacked it away and stormed off upstairs and into my room.

i screamed, while flopping on my bed. was lance all that bad? he seems like a great guy, sweet, funny, a 4 year old. *sigh* time to go anyway.

i change my outfit and run back down the stairs. it's nothing that great, just a dark red sweater, blue ripped greens and a dark green beanie to match. plus some red shoes.

"i'm leaving!" i call to my parents and matt before taking the keys.

"don't forgot your-." my mom walked towards the door.

"yeah i know." i pick up an object in my pocket and wave it softly. my mom gave me a soft smile back and i headed off.

"ooook first on the to do list is. repair glasses." the walk to the eye doctor isn't that far actually.

"hello katie." mr. morbern, the secretary at the eye doctor, says.

"hello."

"here for your repair?"

"yeah i already made the order, i believe."

"yes, here you go."

"thank you!" i put my new glasses in and start heading out the door.

"don't break them again, this is the fifth time!"

"hehe got it." i'm kinda embarrassed, i mean who wouldn't be.

"ok next on the to do list is bake three batches of peanut butter cookies." i race to the café and once i open the door it's crowded. people waiting in line for the orders, because you know fall season.

i try to push through as easily as i can without causing a commotion, since it seems like everyone is blocking the one door i need to go through! once i finally make it, i immediately rush to the counter.

"romelle, is there anything here i need to bake?" i ask hurriedly, trying not to make her lose her concentration.

"yeah, a couple of things actually. peanut butter cookies, cinnamon cookies, and sugar cookies."

"uhhhh so much."

"katie, don't stress. that's the last thing i need you doing. are you sure you can handle this?"

"yeah i think i'm fine." i take a deep breath.

"ok, but if i hear one pan fall on the floor, or anything else i'm rushing to you."

"no need i'm good." i try to convince romelle, but i'm kind of hyperventilating.

"katie." romelle sighs. "i'm sorry, but excuse me one moment." she tells the customers and walks me to the kitchen. "take deep breaths." she puts her hand on both of my shoulders and bends down cause i'm short.

i do as she says, knowing what will happen if i don't.

"ok, good your getting better. hmmmm i need to stay with you, but the customers." she turns her head towards the door.

"i'll manage."

"how about this, i'll get someone to stay with you. know anybody from the crowd?"

"romelle, you know we can't do that."

"what your parents don't know, won't hurt them."

"matt has rubbed off on you."

"yes he has." she laughed. "ok so do you know anybody?"

"did you give an order to a lance?" i thought maybe this would be fun with him around.

"yeah i did. i'll go get him." and she turned away and left.

romelle is so sweet. she moved here from canada over three years ago after the death of her brother. i only met her one year ago and she's already so nice, apparently she used to like my brother, which i would've loved to see happen, but he chose shiro and i'm fine with that.

"ok? i still don't get why you need-." lance paused after walking through the door. he walked closer to me and grabbed my chin, he leaned in closer and just stared at my eyes. i started flustering of course, i wasn't expecting that!

"katie, your always looking adorable when i see you." he complimented and i tensed up. "last night you fell asleep, didn't even get a good night kiss." this has escalated. fast.

"why, did you want one?" i smirked, i started relaxing again and i think he noticed. "sure why not." and right before our lips touched i saw a flash.

"dang it, i thought i took the flash off!" romelle yelped turning to hunk. once they saw that we noticed their presence they ran and left.

"right the cookies!" i got loose of lance's grip and starting taking the ingredients off the shelves.

"cookies? what am i needed for again?"

"i need someone to lighten the mood, plus i need help with the cookies." not really, i just need someone to calm me down if i get too stressed or nervous.

"i'm honored you chose me then. what are we making?"

"peanut butter, cinnamon, and sugar cookies."

"wow. and you usually do this all by yourself?"

"most of the time, come on take a bowl!" i threw one of the bowls to lance and i'm just happy he caught it cause it was glass. "whoops."

"what are we baking first?" he asked setting the bowl down on the table.

"well i'm going to make peanut butter cookies, while you make the sugar." i passed him the recipe. "do you think you got this, oh!" i turned around and there he was, his face right in front of me, he was so close.

"hey katie."

"lance we have cookies to bake." i know we should be working, but who could resist his face.

"you say we should work, but at the same time you seem willing to give in at any moment." his hand grazed my cheek and held unto my chin. "if i didn't know any better i'd say you wanted to kiss me, right?"

"oh really now? think you've got me figured out?"

"i believe i do."

"well guess what now, i'm not going to flirt, kiss, or hug you until all these cookies are done." i move away from his grasp.

"that's cold, pidge." i started laughing, lance is a perfect distraction.

no, lance is a dreamboat.