How to Land an Alien Boyfriend by Dakota Cockaday & Cassi O. Peia
Author:Dakota Cockaday & Cassi O. Peia [Cockaday, Dakota & Peia, Cassi O.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-05-04T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Eleven
In Which They Get Really Close
Kai
Chorizo is waiting at the door for us when we enter Araceliâs home. He grunts excitedly at my feet, circling around me until I give in to his demands, sit next to him on the floor, and scratch behind his ears.
Araceli looks at us sitting on the floor and shakes her head. âHow easy we forget the one who has fed us since we were no bigger than a football,â she mutters. She leans over and kisses her dad on the cheek, before flopping in the chair next to his. âHow was your day, Dad?â
âThere was a grocery delivery today.â
âOh, shoot. Sorry, Dad, I thought I set it for pickup. Were they willing to help you with the refrigerated stuff?â
âNah. Anya saw them drop off the food and came to help me put everything up.â
Araceli smiles. âAnya, huh?â
âYep. She even stayed after and made me coffee to go with some cake she brought.â
Araceliâs smile widens. âYou guys get to have a good chat?â
Abel sits up straighter in his chair. âStop smiling. Anya and I are just good friends.â
Araceli laughs. âHow do you know Iâm smiling?â
Abel scoffs, âIâve known you your whole life. Iâve learned a thing or two about you in that time. Enough about me. How was work?â
âIt was fine. Nothing too exciting. Mariana brought the baby to see Juan. She is getting big. Sheâs got these adorable chunky cheeks and legs.â
Abel smiles and pats her hand. âYour time will come soon. I know it.â
Araceliâs face falls. She stands up quickly. âIâve got to get dinner on the table.â
I give Chorizo one last scratch and hurry to follow her. Sheâs already in the refrigerator, opening and closing drawers, the noise far louder than necessary.
âAraceli, are you okay?â
She turns to look at me. âYeah, fine.â
She is definitely not fine, but I doubt probing is going to help the situation. âWhat can I do to help you with dinner?â
She stops what she is doing and stares at me for a moment. âYour speech is different.â
âDifferent?â
âYou just used âokayâ and âdinnerâ instead of, I donât knowâ¦evening meal.â
âIs that bad?â
She shakes her head. âJust unexpected.â
Iâm not sure if I should believe her. âThe AI that controls my translator learns quickly. Do I sound more human?â
She smiles, âYou sound less nerdy, for sure.â
âThanks,â I mutter.
âSee!â she practically yells. âYou did it again. Yesterday it was like talking to a second grader. Everything I said you took literally.â
âAh. Yes. Language nuances are hard. Iâve definitely fought wars that were probably started over them.â
Her face changes, and she looks concerned.
I shake my head. âI apologize. Iâm notâ¦that was a bad joke. When youâre surrounded so often by destruction, your humor tends to get dark.â
She looks at me for a long moment, then lets out a long breath. âI could use some help chopping vegetables for the salad. I know you said military life was spartan, but before that, did you ever helpâ¦â
âI helped my mother often. Even in space, we have to chop and cook vegetables if we eat them fresh.
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