The Babysitter novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8: (Aubrey's POV)- Are You Flirting With Me?

"Tada!" He sat next to me, presenting me a plate of mac n' cheese to me as if it were the most exquisite dish in the world.

I laughed before taking the fork that he handed me and slowly digging into it.

He dug into his food and took a huge bite. "Holy sh- oh my it is hot." He blew while continuing to chew with a mouthful.

I laughed at his reaction before slowly taking a bite out of mine after letting it cool down a little. I can't lie, his mac n' cheese was delicious. A lot better than I've ever made it, that's for sure.

"So how'd you like it?" He looked at me with hopeful eyes and an adorable grin.

"To be honest, it isn't any better than I've ever made or tasted," I lied. It was getting reactions out of him, but he already knows that.

"The lies you tell, Carthy." He shook his head while looking down, feigning disappointment.

"I truly am sorry with all my heart." I patted his shoulder sympathetically.

He looked at me with a goofy smile playing at his lips before he began talking. "No but really, is it okay?" he questioned genuinely wanting to know if I liked what he made for me.

"Yes! It's more than okay. It's really good," I told him truthfully before taking a bite out of my food.

"Thank you," he smiled at me smugly while pretending to dust his shoulders, earning a smack to the arm from me. "You are aggressive!" he whined while rubbing the spot where I smacked him.

I shook my head while smiling before we continued to eat, making small talk, finding out more and more things about each other.

Well now, let's see what I can add to the list of the things I now know about Xavier Parker.

He likes to cook in his free time, he loves to read and that's something nobody really knows, he's only ever been in one serious relationship, he broke his arm when he was thirteen while doing a backflip on a trampoline, he really wants to go skydiving and his favorite book is actually pride and prejudice.

Good taste, I have to say.

"Your turn. Spill your deepest darkest secrets out to me. Come on Carthy. Spill." He gave me a teasing look before I cleared my throat and began talking.

"I like to dance in my free time, that's why I was on the team, I left the team because I had too much going on at the time and it took away a lot of time, I've never broken a bone but I have fractured my right ankle while jumping a fence, I've only ever been in one serious relationship, and I really want to go bungee jumping," I concluded. "Thank you for coming to my ted talk," I finished, making him stifle a laugh.

"One serious relationship huh? Who was the lucky guy?" he questioned while finishing up his food.

"Someone not so great," I sighed as I finished up too and took his plate, deciding to help out and do the dishes.

"Why did the relationship end?" he pressed further.

"He cheated." I took a deep breath, closing my eyes, reliving the painful memories in that minute.

"With who?" he interrogated. He seemed curious but I don't lose anything by telling him so I did anyway.

"Kylie Lopez." I finished washing the dishes and turned to him while drying my hands.

"Who's the guy?" he questioned. At least now he knows why I hate her so much.

"Peter Miller," I sighed while going back to my seat next to him. He shrugged before speaking,

"His loss anyway." We fell into a short silence after that. "Did it hurt?" he questioned, his voice softer than I've ever heard it.

"Like hell. But I had to get over it." I shrugged while twiddling my thumbs.

"Didn't he get suspended before summer started?" he questioned, confusion laced in his voice.

"Yeah, for picking a fight with a freshman. Over Kylie," I informed him while staring off into space.

"So he's a creep then? Dodged a bullet there," he joked, trying to lighten the mood a tad bit.

"I dodged the bullet but now it's me myself and I," I shrugged.