"Excuse me?!" I say feeling my face get hot. I looked at Noah. He had a humorous sparkle in his eyes. "Wasn't that your admirerrrrrrrrrrr?" he says sounding like a fifth grader. That was embarrassing! "Silly little boy, they're not mine. They're Olivia's." 

Noah tilts his head to the left and furrowed his eyebrows. He gives me a confused face that clearly said "who?" I shift my position. Oh right, he's the new kid. "You know, the girl I was with earlier." I say. His eyebrows go back to their original position. "Oh yeah! The one that looked at me funny. She also said that if I broke your heart she would break my face. Whatever that meant." Noah said.

Note to self: Give Olivia an hour long lesson on when to keep her mouth shut. I was lucky that he was so naive. "Oh haha!" I said slightly cringing at my high pitched fake laugh. "Olivia likes to joke like that." 

"Well, anyway, I have to go so bye!" I take a step forward and feel aching all over my body. I realized how much I was carrying a little too soon. I had my backpack filed with my laptop, textbooks, and homework, my 4 pound camera dangling on my neck on its strap, and Olivia's Bouquet of about 40 flowers. I stumbled over and was so close to falling when I felt a hand steady me.

Noah was using his massive hands to steady me. "Thanks" I mumbled. "Let me help you," Noah said "Its the least I could do because I'm broke so I can'y pay you for tutoring." You didn't have to in the first place. "I didn't?" I groaned "Did I say that out loud?"I say. "Yes, yes you did." Noah says matter of factly. He takes my backpack and camera. I sigh out relief "That feels waaaaay better."

I look up at Noah he's....smiling. But it's not just any smile. This smile looks mature and his eyes are half closed. That's so....cute. I realize what Noah says and clap my hands on my cheeks. What are you thinking of? You already decided not to date anyone. "Um....Amy?" "Yes Miller?" 

"Did you just slap yourself?" He says smirking. "No!" I say embarrassed. I cradle the flowers and use them to hide my face which was starting to burn up and I could almost see my face slowly turning into a tomato. "Come on Miller! Olivia's house is this way!" I quickly change the subject and start crossing the street. "Wait up Amy!" I hear Noah yell behind me.

When he finally catches up to me, I notice the slight panting sounds coming from him. I look over the flowers. I could see that he's been working out because his arm muscles are flexed and they are amazing. I catch myself day dreaming again and look ahead. I can see Olivia's house, it's pretty close to the school. I always thought she was lucky that she didn't have to walk for 40 minutes to get to school like me. I ring the doorbell and hear loud footsteps. "Jesus who is this?!" I hear Olivia say.

"It's Gina!" I say. This is what I tell her whenever I come over because she knows that I hate my first name but I love my middle name. "Oh cool!" I hear a click and the door opens to reveal Olivia in a Bob Ross T-Shirt and sweatpants. She eyes my flowers. "What's this?" she asks me suspiciously. "This," I say "are flowers from you admirer. No idea who his name is so I guess he's secret." I notice a little bit of pink spread across her cheeks.

"Johan"

"Huh?" 

"Brown eyes, brown hair. His name is Johan."

"How do you know?"

Olivia taps her head "I'm physic remember?" I roll my eyes "Sorry, I forgot." 

Olivia has a way of noticing the littlest things. She must have known somehow by Johan's behavior that he gave the flowers. "And" she says pointing behind me "I know that Noah is behind you carrying your stuff." I turn around. Noah gives me a lopsided smile and wiggles his eyebrows. I bit the inside of my cheeks to keep from laughing.

"Anyway," I say "Here's your flowers. And also you have flour all down your shirt. Olivia has a passion for baking, I love going over to her house and tasting her new recipe. "Can we come in?" Before she answers me, I head inside and go into the kitchen. Noah's right at my heels. I take a deep inhale through my nose. I smell chocolate My favorite!  I see a freshly baked batch of chocolate crinkles with powdered sugar sprinkled on it. I open my mouth and can almost taste the sugary treat. My mouth begins to water and I have to force myself to close my mouth so I don't drool.

"Where's the chicken nuggets?" says a hungry Amelia Hamilton, Olivia's mom. She enters the kitchen. Her nose is red and she's in her bathrobe. I'm surprised that she wants chicken nuggets instead of chocolate crinkles. She grabs the chicken nuggets and leaves. Whatever.

I turn around and bump into something soft. I look up to see Noah. Shoot! I forgot he was here. "Sorry!" I say. I can tell he doesn't mind because his eyes are widened and he's staring at the chocolate crinkles longingly. "Want one?" Olivia asks. "Yes!" Noah and I say in unison. We take one and I take a bite. "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm" I say. It tastes like heaven The crunchy outer shell and gooey middle are a great combo. 

Noah seems to like it too since he has an expression of contentment. Soon we finish 3 more and there's only one left. "I'm going to do homework." Olivia says and goes to her room. "I call dibs on the last one!" I yell. "Hey!" Noah starts to argue. He reaches over to get the last oe but it's too late. I take the chocolate crinkle and gobble it up in three bites. I look over at Noah. He jutted out his bottom lip and knit his eyebrows together. He's obviously annoyed. Through a mouth full of the sweet I say "Finders keepers, losers weepers!" 

"No!" he says "There's still a little bit left!" I swallow feeling a little sad that the chocolate crinkle is gone. "Sorry, but I don't think there's-" I'm interrupted when Noah takes his thumb and fore finger and puts them on my chin and forces my to look up.

"There's still a little left!" he says. 

Then, he brushes my bottom lip with his thumb and puts it in his mouth. I jump back in surprise and feel hot tingling on my face. "What? You had a crumb on your lip." I'm so surprised that I just stand there. My feet are glued to the ground and my body frozen in the same position. "Amy? Are you okay?"  

"Fine. I'm just fine." I finally move and sling my backpack on my shoulder and take my camera. "Tell Olivia I'm leaving." I wanted to get out of there. Stupid, stupid Noah. "Wait-Amy I'm sorry!" He attempts to grab my wrist and stop me, but it's too late. I'm outside in the cool air. It feels nice on my warm face and I start to cool down.

I know one thing for sure though,

I am never calling dibs on food ever again.

                                                                                                         A/N

I absolutely love chocolate crinkles! The picture on the top is a chocolate crinkle.

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