14 - Freddie and Carly Together?

After a while, Emy and Daniel were sitting on the couch with their stomachs out, massaging their stomachs for eating too much.

"I can see that I'm going to need to finish the snacks myself, right?"

Oli said, laughing at the two of them.

“Sorry, Oli. People are going to explode.”

Daniel said, in a sulky voice.

“Emmy has a stomach ache.”

Amy grumbled.

"It's okay, I cook."

Oli said, going to get the ingredients for the cookies.

“I help you, Oli. I’m just going to give them some medicine.”

Bella said, kindly.

So, she handed him some medicine to help with digestion and went towards the kitchen to help Oli.

“Do you know where the yeast is?”

Oli asked, looking through the drawers.

“Oh, it's here.”

Bella said, taking the yeast out of the fridge.

He took the wheat flour and in a bowl, mixed it with some sugar.

“How do you know how much to put if you don’t even use a meter?”

Bella asked curiously, holding a few measuring spoons in her hand.

“I've made this recipe so many times that I ended up memorizing just by looking how much I need to put in, but that's 2 cups of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of sugar, if you must know.”

Oli replied kindly as he poured the ingredients into the bowl.

Even though it was a simple recipe, the way Oli poured the ingredients was amazing. He could turn any recipe into something magnificent, making fluid movements as he cooked.

Oli added a few spoonfuls of margarine, a small spoonful of baking powder and a few drops of edible vanilla essence that he had brought from his old house, as he knew that was something that not everyone had.

“Here's the secret, Bella. I use high quality semisweet chocolate and a dash of cinnamon for a kick.”

Oli said, adding a little cinnamon and pouring semisweet chocolate into the bowl.

Bella watched in awe as Oli worked deftly, mixing the dough carefully.

He began to mix the dough with his hands, so that it was homogeneous.

“Can you put the chocolate chips for me, please?”

Oli asked Bella, pointing at the packet of chocolate chips with batter-smeared hands.

Bella took the packet of chocolate chips and carefully poured a small amount into the bowl while Oli continued to stir with his hands so that the drops blended into the batter.

After that, they rolled the dough into small balls and placed it on a medium baking sheet, with a little space between them, so that the cookies would not stick.

As time passed, the delicious smell of chocolate chip cookies filled the apartment.

That warm smell of chocolate dough brought back childhood memories for anyone who smelled it. It was so much more than just an ordinary chocolate chip cookie.

When the chocolate chip cookies finally came out of the oven, they were perfectly golden and tempting. The chocolate chips were melted just right and the dough was soft.

The smell was so tempting that Emy and Daniel join in, despite their full bellies.

“Ready to try the cookies?”

Oli asked, holding up the tray of cookies.

Everyone grabbed a cookie and took their first bite. A delicious silence spread through the kitchen as they savored the incredible taste.

“These are the best cookies Emy has ever had!”

Emy said, very happy.

“The cinnamon really made a difference. These cookies are a true work of art.”

Bella said, tasting the cookie.

Daniel couldn't even speak he was so entertained with the cookie.

“Wow, the time!”

Oli said, looking at his watch.

It was almost time to go to Carly's, so he wouldn't be able to make the snacks either.

“Get ready! We organize things for you.”

Bella said, waving her hands for Oli to hurry up.

After getting ready, Oli took the food he had prepared and ran to Carly's apartment with Vers, hanging on his shoulder.

[At Carly's house]

Carly was sitting on the couch, looking for which movie they were going to see.

Someone knocked on the door.

"You may come in!"

Carly yelled, not taking her eyes off the television.

"Hey. Has no one arrived yet?”

Freddie opened the door, stepping in while fixing his hair.

“Not yet, but Sam already sent a message saying she's coming. Oli still hasn’t answered me.”

Carly replied, a little frustrated.

Freddie sat next to Carly, getting very close to her.

"You know, it's not so bad..."

Freddie said, putting his arm around Carly.

“What isn't so bad?”

Carly asked, confused.

“Well… Me, you… Together… Alone…”

Freddie, he said approaching Carly's face, while she looked at him strangely.

"Aren't you feeling the mood?"

Freddie asked, trying to seduce Carly.

At the same moment, Spencer flushes the toilet, causing the noise to echo throughout the entire apartment.

“Ah yes, I am feeling the weather.”

Carly sneered, laughing at Freddie.

Then the doorbell rang and Spencer walked out of the bathroom and toward the door.

“Hi, Oli. CARLY, THE OLI IS HERE!”

Spencer yelled at Carly, even though she was on the couch next to him.

Oli noticed that Freddie was almost hugging Carly, getting a little embarrassed by the scene.

“Yeah, I can see it.”

Carly said, getting up from the couch.

“Oh, am I disturbing you?”

Oli said absently.

"What? Getting in the way?”

Carly asked, confused.

"He was."

Freddie responded quickly.

“I can come back later if you want.”

Oli said carefully, not wanting to be rude.

“Yes!”

Freddie replied.

"NO! You weren't in the way of anything. Nothing happened."

Carly replied, grabbing Oli's arm before he left the apartment.

[Carly's Commentary]

Carly was sitting on the couch, a little irritated.

“Is Freddie kidding me? I have nothing to do with him and I don't want to have anything to do with him. Freddie is just my friend.”

“Oh, I don't want Oli to get things wrong. What a rage, Freddie!!!”

Carly said irritably and sulking.

[Commentary Ends]

[Freddie's Commentary]

Freddie was sitting on the couch, hunched over a bit.

“IT WAS ALMOST! Carly just needs to give me a chance to see what a great boyfriend I would be for her.”

[Commentary Ends]

“HI GUYS, I’M HERE!”

Sam appeared in the back, holding a couple of bags of snacks in his hand.

“Wow, did you bring food, Oli? I thought we were just going to eat junk food.”

Sam said, a little embarrassed to have such tasty food in competition with the junk food she'd brought.

“Oh, technically those are crap too.”

Oli said, meaning to imply that the foods he made weren't any kind of healthy meal, but just snacks.

“Wait, did you cook all this for us to eat while watching a movie?”

Carly asked, delighted.

“I did cook. I was going to make some snacks too, but I've been playing around all afternoon with Emy, so I haven't had time to finish.

Oli replied, placing the food on the coffee table in the room.

“Aww how cute.”

The two girls said, delighted with Oli.

[Freddie's Commentary]

“Aww how cute”.

Freddie said, doing an annoying imitation of the girls' voice.

“How cute nothing! He's starting to make me lose my temper. He's not cute. Anyone can bake cookies and play with a child.”

"Bullshit!"

He said, puffing through his nostrils.

[Commentary Ends]

“And do you already know what movie we’re going to see?”

Oli asked, sitting down on the couch.

Sam and Carly quickly sat on either side of him, trying to get closer to Oli.

“I think we could see a horror movie, what do you think? To debut Halloween”

Carly suggested.

“Ah, it's the month of Halloween. You're right. We can see that new movie that came out of theaters.”

Sam said excitedly.

“That movie with the zombie bugs? What about a zombie cockroach?”

Carly asked, laughing.

“No, the one with the dinosaur priest. This movie is great.”

Sam said, with a mischievous smile.

“You've seen this movie three times now, Sam. Let's see one that no one has ever seen.”

Carly said, fiddling with the controller.

“Eh… Eh… Horror movie, huh? Eh…"

Freddie said, fumbling his hands in his pockets, a little embarrassed.

"What's up? Is mama's little baby scared?"

Sam said to Freddie.

"I'm not mama's little baby!"

Freddie said, pointing at Sam angrily.

“Oh, isn't it? So I doubt you'll watch the movie without screaming."

Sam said, raising his eyebrows.

“Will you be quiet, Sam?”

Freddie said irritably, taking a seat next to Carly.

Carly began channel-scanning.

“Let’s watch this one!”

“Huh? Calling 2?”

Freddie said, swallowing hard.

“Freddie, if you're really scared, Emy can lend you a stuffed unicorn for you to hold.”

Sam kept teasing, which made Oli let out a small laugh.