Kimia's POV 🖤.
" Hey!" Damien greeted from behind wrapping his arms around my waist.
" You shouldn't do that you know, I could have stabbed or burnt you."
" But you didn't." He retorted and I smacked him.
" Must you be so violent?"
" Yes. Yes I must. Now leave!, You're distracting me."
" So you're saying I'm distracting?" He asked smirking.
" No I'm saying I can't think straight when you're around." I said and his smirked widened into a full blown grin.
" Okay, that came out wrong."
" Too bad. You can't take it back." He said chuckling and I rolled my eyes.
" Is there a reason why you decided to grace me with your presence?" I asked measuring sugar for my macarons.
" I have a surprise for you but first, I wanna ask you a question.
" Ask away!"
" Why do you love cooking so much?" He asked and I paused.
" My mum, she loved cooking. She was an amazing cook. We used to bake together all the time." I said quietly whipping the egg whites and sugar for my meringue.
" I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked."
" It's fine. It's one of the few things I remember about her. So cooking is my way of preserving her memory." I paused.
" That and the fact that my dad couldn't cook to save his life." I chuckled and he squeezed my hand gently.
" My dad was a terrible cook. I remember the day he almost burnt the kitchen. He wanted to make a romantic dinner for my mum so he decided to make pasta. He boiled water and forgot so the water dried up. It was a disaster." I said and Damien smiled.
" But he was good at other things. Cooking was just not his forte." I said mixing my dry ingredients with the meringue. A lone tear escaped my eyes and rolled down my cheek and Damien wiped it away.
" I didn't mean to make you cry." He said softly.
" I know." I replied.
" So what's the surprise?" I asked piping the batter onto the parchment lined baking tray.
" It's called a surprise for a reason."
" Fine!, But you have till my macarons form a skin."
" And how long is that gonna take?"
" Uhh, about 25 minutes."
" Okayyy, let's go."
I preheated the oven and set the timer before allowing him to cover my eyes. He led me up the stairs and opened a door. He told me to sit down then removed his hands
" Hola!" Rosa greeted and I gasped.
" You got me another video call." I said softly and he smiled.
" Surprise?"
" Thank you." I said hugging him.
" Anything for you Mia." He replied.
I pulled him down for a kiss not caring that Rosa was watching and he smiled into the kiss. He eventually pulled back and sighed.
" I'll leave you two too talk."
" Thank you Damien!" Rosa exclaimed over the screen and he replied with a panty dropping grin.
" So you and Damien huh?!" Rosa asked wiggling her eyebrows and I rolled my eyes playfully.
" It's nothing really serious."
" Nothing serious?!, Girl you were kissing him like he was your lifeline!" She paused.
" Do you like him?" She asked softly and I let out a shaky breath.
" I guess so."
" You guess so?!, Okay what do you like about him?"
" I like how he always finds a way to make me smile. I like the fact that he's sweet and kind. He's selfless, he can be kind of funny sometimes. He's smart and passionate.
He's patient. With me. He doesn't force me to do anything!, He listens without complaining. He, he cares about me. He always asks if I'm okay with the plan, he's always worried about my safety
I like how moody he is when he's jealous. And when he gets possessive, he looks really hot! I like how cute he looks when he sleeps. I like how he's so serious with everyone else but he's such a child when he's with me. I like how he always wants to take care of me and how he always lets me take care of him. Wow!, I really like him."
She gave me a knowing look then narrowed her eyes.
" Oh no!, I feel a but coming on."
" But, I'm-"
" Scared?!" She asked and I nodded.
" I don't think I'm ready for another relationship, I don't think my heart can take another heartbreak."
" Kim, you'll never know when you're ready. You just have to dive in and see what happens. If you keep stalling, you might lose him. Damien is a great guy."
" I know."
" So are you willing to risk losing him to another girl?"
" No. If anyone goes after my man I'll hunt them down and use their lungs as bagpipes."
" Atta girl!" Rosa exclaimed and I smiled.
" Enough about me. How are you?"
" I'm great. But it's been a riot here since you left. Becca got into a fight today and it was so bad they had to rush her to the hospital."
" Ooh!" I winced.
" Who did she fight with, Grace?"
" No!, You'll never believe it if I tell you!"
" Try me." I replied grinning.
" Tiny Tanya!"
" No way!"
" Yes way!, She punched Becca so hard she knocked her tooth out! And it landed in my oatmeal!"
" Awesome!"
" I know right?!"
" So did you get a replacement for your oatmeal?"
" I got something even better. The Chief warden gave me her lunch. It was lasagne and it was delicious!"
" Really?"
" Girl I'm telling you ever since you left for the mission I've been getting special treatment!"
" Rosa, we always got special treatment."
" But this is more than usual!" She exclaimed. She brought out a choclate pudding cup and a spoon from inside her pocket and showed it to me.
" I get to have pudding and you didn't have to steal it from the warden's lounge!"
We talked about different things until the warden came in to tell her that her time was up.
" I miss you Kim. Prison's just not the same without you." She said softly.
" I miss you too Rosa. And don't worry it's only a matter of time before you get out." I assured.
" I love you chica!"
" Love you too."
She ended the video call and I sighed. I shut down the laptop and went downstairs. I entered the kitchen to see Damien eating the coconut crumble I had made for my macarons.
" What are you doing?" I asked and he froze.
" Nothing." He replied but it sounded like ' Mmortin'
" Damien, turn around."
He turned slowly with wide eyes. His cheeks were full and were puffed like a chipmunk's and there were piece of crumble stuck to his lips.
Cute!
" M'sorry." He said after swallowing the food in his mouth.
" You're lucky I liked your surprise." I muttered and he grinned hugging me.
" Let me go you big oaf!" I exclaimed hitting him and he just laughed.
He eventually released me and I shook my head but I couldn't help the smile that was threatening to break out. I placed the macarons in the oven and sat on the counter.
He stood right in front of me and spoke,
" So I was thinking." Damien started.
" Well that's dangerous." I retorted and he gave me a blank look.
" I'm sorry, please continue." I apologized smiling and he rolled his eyes.
" As I was saying before you so rudely interrupted, I was thinking about what you said at the Interpol's headquarter. About me still not knowing some things about you."
" So?"
" I was hoping we could talk about those things."
" Alright, fine. But only if you tell me some things about you too."
" Cool."
" You go first since you already know I took acting classes in highschool."
" My mum used to dress me up as a girl when I was a baby." He stated.
I took me a couple seconds to realise he was serious and I burst out laughing.
" Really?!"
" Ha ha very funny."
" Why?!" I asked still laughing.
" According to the ultrasound, she was meant to have a girl so she bought clothes meant for a girl. When I turned out to be a boy she was hellbent on using those clothes and dressed me up as a girl."
" Okay, I'd kill to see those pictures." I said giggling.
" You'll never find them. I made sure I burnt them a long time ago." He replied scowling.
We spent the rest of the day asking and answering questions while eating macarons.
It was just Damien and I.
And no one else.
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I wanted a little Dami and Mia time 😊.
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I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.
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