cold cold water

“You’re fine.”

“Nah, you’re totally fine. If I want to get around you I can slither my way through.”

“Depends on my mood. I’ll probably go with some cheesy romance movie tonight though. You?”

“Nice- I’m watching Bob’s Burgers at the moment,” she said with a soft smile. “It’s a cartoon comedy.”

Finley nodded in agreement and shot another bit of a smile at the girl that was now seated beside her. “Yeah, I’m thinking that curling up on the couch with Netflix and a hot chocolate is sounding pretty good right now.” The blonde mused, pulling her hair into a ponytail to get it out of her face.

“What’s your go to on Netlfix?”

Finley smiled gratefully when Nola offered her her jacket, slipping it around her shoulders and relaxing into the slight warmth. “Thank you. It’s okay…happens sometimes right? How uh…how are you?”

Nola took a sit on the ground next to her, with a safe amount a distance so they weren’t brushing shoulders. She was just waiting for her bro to pick her up anyway so it wasn’t like this was delaying, also the blonde seemed nice- safe. “I’m alright, just a bit tired. Long days as some people would call them,” she said with a light shrug.

“Oh um…yeah, I’m alright.” She mused, offering a small smile. “Just been a bit of a rough day.”

“Oh- you just look like you’re freezing,” Nola said returning the smile. She took off her coat and offered it to the girl. “I don’t mind at all, I’m basically boiling out here. Sorry about your rough day.”

Aaron let out a little hum of acknowledgement, believing her without a second thought. His cooking had always been a disaster so either way, she was a hell of a lot better at it than he was. It was a nice change from ordering pizza every other night. “Quiet,” he answered, a touch of surprise in his tone. “How was yours?”

“You know how to make decent lasagna?”