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“This place is fucking alares back at me

“Quarter,” I ht I’ive me a break”

He shakes his head “You read that in a meme”

“Mes by the stairs “So are McFlurrys, Cheez-Its, Nutella, and currently lemons—please tell me we remembered to pack lemons”

He covers his face with his hands “Dammit”

“Swear Jar” I s it in that he’s not Mr Perfect after all

“I’ll go get you sorocery store not far from here”

“I’ll go with you” I raise my hand to volunteer like I’m in school and he needs to call onlife force inside me need to eat”

He gives“You’re too much sometimes—scratch that, all the time”

I shrug “I have to keep things interesting Otherwise, it gets dull”

“I’s up to our room and then I’ll be back” He adjusts the baseball cap he wears backward on his head He’s dressed simply today, in a pair of basketball shorts and a t-shirt, but he still looks hot as fuck

“Quarter!” I shout, but then laugh because I realize it was a thought and I didn’t say it out loud, so it doesn’t count

Xander co?” he asks

I shake my head “Nope Maybe the place is haunted,” I reason

He laughs “Not likely Let’s go” He places his hand onme back to the front door