376 I just want you with me (1/2)

”What's wrong, J?”

”You've been in the kitchen for too long,” he complained. He stepped forward to pull her for another hug.

”Why are you being so needy today?” she asked with a chuckle, wrapping her arms around his waist as she rested her cheek against his chest.

”I just want you with me. Right in front of me. I feel worried when I couldn't see you,” he choked out.

”You...” she was speechless. Would he act this way for long? They could not stay like this forever. They still needed to go out to work and he could not expect them to be together all the time.

”Can you hear my heart calling your name?” he asked.

She closed her eyes and listened. His heart was beating so loud, it was clear to her. She could not stop smiling.

”My heart beats only for you,” he said romantically but there was some desperation injected in it as well.

”Oh no, my eggs,” she cried, pushing him away when she remembered her boiling eggs. She turned off the stove and sighed in relief. Luckily, she was right on time.

He watched as she cracked the hot eggs carefully. When he saw her wincing from the heat and kept holding onto her ears to ease the unpleasantness, he took the bowl and did it himself.

She just watched him with a slight smile on her face. The way he was looking so handsome and adorable at the same time.

Upon noticing her look, he straightened himself and put more attention to preparing the boiled eggs. It ended up making her giggle with amusement. Now he was looking comical.

”Why are you giggling?” he asked with his hands was still peeling the eggs.

”Nothing.” She lifted herself up to kiss his cheek gently. Then, she wrapped her arm around his waist and sighed. This peacefulness was what she really wanted in a relationship. She did not want any quarrel or misunderstanding between them. She hated quarreling with him. She liked this rather than trying to understand and follow his whim. She was tired of being understanding. She was tired of standing on a fragile egg, afraid of hurting anyone's feelings.

This was better.

”I'm done. Get your drink,” he told her as he bent to throw the eggs' broken shells into the trash bin. Then, he grabbed a small dish to pour some soy sauce for the dip. She loved eating boiled eggs with soy sauce.

She simply poured two glasses of water for both of them. Then. she followed him to the dining table.

”You ordered food as well?” he asked as he took one egg to put on the small plate and gave it to her.

”Hmm...” she took a bite of the boiled egg and took out her phone to check. ”About ten minutes more?”

”COD or already paid?” he asked.

”Already paid,” she replied after chewing the last bite of the first egg.

She did not comment upon that 'complain'. Her focus was 100% on the boiled eggs.

When the bell rang, Jeremy went to get her food delivery. She watched as her boyfriend brought everything to the kitchen.

”Do you need my help?” she asked without moving.

”No need. You just eat your eggs,” he told her from the kitchen.

”You really need to do grocery shopping,” she commented as she watched him walking back to her bringing a tray of food.