A/N: Noelle back! I'm sorry for the long wait. I couldn't figure out how to continue this and rewrote it plenty of times before giving up and stopped writing for about 3 weeks. So sorry if my writing sucks...once again. I was never perfect...especially in writing. Check out the new wikia, 'SpotLight' where I am featured as a Review Admin that'll roam fanfiction for great stories to be reviewed and viewed at the new wikia. Hopefully you'll check it out. And see you later!
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~Cupcake Queen~
"Really? I always thought brown looked better on you."
-Jack Brewer
Chapter 6: Delicate As A Rose
A frown etched on her face, she felt her fingers tremble, caked with cupcake mixture. With her finger still digging deeper inside and slowly tearing the delicate cupcake a part, a scream tore itself from her throat before she threw the rubber spatula down with a frustrated and boiling expression. Her palm smashed down on the single frosted, red rose before lifting her hand and gazing down at the squashed and destroyed cupcake. Everything was turning against her, the heart shaped and cheap Valentine's decorations plastered against the shop walls.
It's almost as if they're pushing her towards Jack. Her mind only filled with thoughts of the Golden Boy as frustrated as she was, she let out a whimper before grasping a rag and wiping her hands down. With golden strands falling to her face, she pushed them back and sighed. Why was Jack the only person that managed to hit her nerve so much? Just thinking of the boy's name sent waves of nervousness before licking her lips.
"You know," a husky voice rang out with an amused tone, "The more you glare at the cupcake, it'll only give the vision you're hungry." She snapped her head up and narrowed her eyes at Jack's cool form, he was leaning against the refrigerator and sporting a white sweater with dark washed jeans. His hair tousled and his eyes sparking with amusement. As much as Kim would hate to admit, Jack looked pretty handsome.
He cocked an dark eyebrow, letting a soft smirk rest on his face. "What are you doing here?" she whispered in exhaustion. He shrugged and strode forward, his chest almost touching hers before she looking up. His fingers picking off cupcake holder from her head and dropping it lazily to the tiled floor, and she only gazed curiously at him.
"Well, seeing that you stormed out of school after you're name was announced. I figured you weren't okay." Jack answered truthfully before he narrowed his eyebrows at the sight of the Valentine's decorations. She swiftly moved away with a sheepish smile, still feeling her blood pounding against her ears as he chuckled. She shouldn't have taken out her anger on the cupcake.
"Why shouldn't I be? The guy I've been trying to avoid was chosen to be my date," Kim answered before beginning to clear the table, "Valentine's day is somewhere around the corner and it seems like fate is trying to pull us together. Ughh! Valentine's Day...such a torturous event."
"Really? Never expected that from a girl." Jack said before taken the dirtied rag from her limp hands. Kim released a long-awaited breath before shrugging her shoulders, her eyes staying on his form as he washed the rag out.
"Alone, hearts. Love-dovey and love struck couples rubbing it in my face. Plus, mostly every girl in my school has a date to the Valentine's day dance at school and where am I? A simple girl making cupcakes for someone's Valentine's day fiasco...party that's about to start in 3 hours." she grumbled before scrunching her face up as she picked off piece of lint from her apron.
"Where's your parents?" he asked with a cool tone.
"Taking care of business." Kim let out a humorless laugh before grasping a carton of eggs, then she turned and crossed her arms with a questioning look. "Wait...how did you get in?"
"Your parents let me in before they left." Jack answered easily. Kim rose her eyebrows in disbelief.
"Just like that?" Kim scoffed.
"Just like that."
With responding, Kim cracked the two eggs before peering over to him. His eyes focused on the recipe before scrunching his eyebrow adorably, Kim felt her expression before letting out a soft smile and looking back down suddenly feeling timid and shy. She shook her head as she felt his intense gaze on her.
"What?" he asked. She shook her head before wiping her hands against the apron and scooting closer to him, with their shoulders touching. She grasping the recipe and flipped it to the other side and nodded. She let out a giggle as he let out a groan.
"Sure we'll make cookies next time." Kim teased.
"You're turning to a cocky expert." Jack pointed out with a smirk, she felt her jaw drop open before pushing at his shoulder. He shrugged before grasping an egg, Kim's hand touched his before eyeing him sharply.
"Bowl?" Kim stated, her hands grasping one as her eyes never faltered from his. He raised an eyebrow and let a smile drift off in his expression as Kim looked down with a soft taint of pink on her cheeks. "Stupid." She saw the egg spill into the bowl before emitting back a soft gasp, seeing the white powder drift to the floor then touched her cheek.
"You did not just flick flour at me!" Kim whined, before grasping the damp rag.
"And I thought you weren't girly." Jack muttered under his breath. Kim froze before her eyes darkened with a stormy shade of dark chocolate, her dainty hand grasped another eggs before sauntering up to him and cracking the egg above his head before watching as the yolk split on his tousled hair. He lifted his head before let out a twisted smirk and leaned against the table.
Without warning he smashed down an egg on top of Kim's head. She winced at the impact and let out another gasp and stomped her feet.
"Did you just...stomp your feet?" Jack asked in a soft tone. She shrugged before letting a small smile warm her face.
"Yes, why?" gulping nervously as he stepped closer.
"I thought it was adorable." he dotted flour on her nose before leaning back. She wrinkled it before rolling her eyes.
"Yeah. Your guy charm isn't working on me." Kim chuckled. He leaned forward against with a smoldering, she gulped nervously and the egg dropped from her hands as he continued advancing towards her. "Umm...Jack?"
"Really? Well then why is your cheeks red?" he murmured, shivering as his hot and minty breath hit her face, "Why is your body trembling?" she let out a soft gasp as her back met the wall before flickering her gaze to meet his. It was an unusually dark shade of brown, he lifted a hand and tucked in a strand of hair behind her ear before gently trailing down her cheek.
"Why does your body respond to my touch?" he whispered in a husky voice, "Why does it seem like you're enjoying the warmth? The distance between us?" Her eyes snapped open as she felt his lips at her ear, his hands digging against her sides. She struggled to contain a moan as he pressed a lingering kiss at her earlobe.
"You would have stopped this by now, if you weren't affected by my guy charms." he let out a chuckle as she started to press her hands against his chest only for him to press closer and nip at her earlobe. "I win, Goldilocks." he murmured as he started pulling away. Kim took the opportunity to release her breath, ignoring the swirling and questioning thoughts stuck in her mind before grasping a discarded cupcake at the tray cart beside her before smashing the cupcake against Jack's cheek.
She erupt into a fit of giggles, "You're reaction!" she collapsed into laughter and squeezed through the space between them. Her eyes widened and her laughing stopped as his arms wound around her petite waist and she twisted in his arms before squirming at the sight of frosting. She let out a shriek as she felt the frosting come in contact with her hair, "Jack!"
Her hands grasped a handful of flour before blowing them towards Jack and successfully moved out of the circle in his arms. A frown graced her features at the sudden coldness, her eyes discarded the oil spill on the floor and tumbled to the floor with a moan. With Jack snickering in triumphant above she stuck out a tongue before whimpering and holding out a hand.
He grasped it and pulled her up, underestimating the slipperiness of the oil. The heels of his shoes slipped and his body tumbled to the floor with Kim's last minute attempt to help him only brought her down with him. She let out a groan at the impact with his chest, "You're hard." she groaned before lifting her head with a soft smile.
"Not as heavy as you." Jack responded. She scoffed and propped herself up with her elbows, grinning as he grunted in pain. "You have bony elbows." he muttered. She frowned and only dug her elbows deeper, he let out another grunt before grasping her hands and drawing her face closer to his with a raised eyebrow.
Her breathing hitched at the sight of his warmth and intense gaze. "Do you really want your parents to see us like this?" he chuckled as she removed herself quickly with burning cheeks. He pushed himself up, leaning against an upright elbow before examining her quickly.
"Don't do that!" she squeaked and turned around, her hands against her cheeks. He finally stood up, brushing his clothing before nearing her. Immediately she stiffened before relaxing as he resumed working. Catching her staring at him, he chuckled and shook his head.
"You might want to help me." he pointed out. She blinked before turning a deep shade of red, tucking in a strand of hair. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion of her mixed feelings, as she continued separating and creating the mixture. She let out an shaky breath and shifted her body as her back was facing him, she stop her work and stared at the gooey chocolate mess in her bowl.
One minute, she'd been angered by him. Wanted his presence and the smirk to disappear. The next, she'd been affected by his guy charm. Her body loved his presence, the crushing yet molding sexy body of his against hers. She resumed smoothing out the lumps with a rubber spatula, hearing him clear his throat. She spun, forgetting that the spatula was dripping with thick chocolate.
It splattered against Jack's white sweater, with his muscles visible through the fabric. He touched his cheek before raising an amused yet dangerous eyebrow, Kim dropped her spatula in the bowl and cracked up laughing.
"Oh look. Brown's a great color you." she stuttered as water collected around her eyes. He strode forward and without warning slapped a spoonful of chocolate on top of Kim's head. She exhaled sharply before narrowing her eyes into slits as he resumed leaning against the table with a cool expression.
"Really. I always thought brown looked better on you." Jack chuckled. Kim grasped the dripping substance in her hands before squeezing it between her palms and her mouth twisted into a cruel smile.
"Let's see who brown looks better with." Kim retorted before lunging at him. His reflexes kicked in, his warm and large palms grasping her wrist as she threatened to splatter the chocolate towards him. She struggled against his vine-like grip and only blew out a hard breath, twisting her body to find a greater strength she let out a frustrated growl and shoved him against the fridge.
The smirk didn't disappear from his face, it only grew wider. "You probably shouldn't have done that, cupcake." he winked at her before flipping their positions. She let out a strangled gasp as her back met with the cool surface before glaring up at him. His hot breath fanning her face, she struggled to stay upright. "Someone as delicate as you shouldn't challenge someone like me."
"Really? Cause your cockiness is really irritating me," Kim huffed as her body gave up, "And I believe drenching you in chocolate would flatten your ego." she snickered as his eyes darkened. He leaned closer with a smirked plastered on his face.
"Believe what you want, cupcake," Jack chuckled, "You still have to endure a date with me." he released his grip and caught her waist as she stumbled forward. She frowned at his triumphant smirk but continued letting his arms cradle her away from the floor.
"You enjoy this don't you?" Kim scoffed, trying to fight the smile worming to her face. The corners of her mouth twitched before she let out a small smile.
"You losing and me winning?" Jack shrugged before winking down at her, "I don't know. It's hardly unfair to threat someone as delicate as you, so roughly."
"Delicate-" Kim didn't finish as he spoke up.
"As a rose." he murmured in a warm tone.
"Well, superstar," Kim retorted, "I'm not delicate." Maybe the date wouldn't be as bad as she thought, as a soft blush fill her cheeks. Rosy cheeks, she touched the cheeks before blushing further. A reminder of Jack, as his rose.
A/N: Sorry for the long wait! I had no idea what to do after the last chapter. I'm sorry the date wasn't there yet, I just wanted to let you guys know the complicated yet entertaining relationship they have. I like Jack's new nicknames for Kim, especially, cupcake. Suits her, don't you think? Hopefully the next update won't take as long as almost 2 months. Sorry if the chapter is short.
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~Noelle