Peas and Carrots by Andrea ([email protected]) Chapter 17 We sat on the bed a little longer, not talking, just sitting in silence. It wasn�t one of those uncomfortable silences, we had just ran out of things to talk about for a while. I could smell something coming from downstairs. Dinner must be ready. I stood up and headed out the door to the kitchen downstairs. Nick followed a few steps behind. "What�s cookin�" I said as I stepped in the kitchen. Jane and my mom were over near the stove. There was a light on in the oven. I couldn�t tell what they were cooking, and obviously, neither could Nick. "Well, it�s a little something I like to call lasagna," replied Jane as she looked into the oven to check the meal. "I haven�t had this in forever!" Nick said as he walked over to the stove, looking at the food on it. "What else are we having with it?" I asked, peering over their shoulders. "Well, here we have some chocolate that I�m melting for dessert, but that�s later, of course." "Cake? Cookies? Pie? Chocolate-covered-anythings?" Nick was starting to look pretty hungry by now. "You�ll just have to wait and see," Jan replied with a grin on her face. About 10 minutes later, we all sat down to eat dinner. Angel, Aaron, and B.J. included. They had been off at some friends� houses for the day, so I had never seen them-except Aaron-until now. they all seemed pretty nice from the 20 minutes that we were together for dinner that day. B.J. talked about going to a movie that weekend that she wanted to see with her friends, and Angel asked if she could spend the night at a girlfriend�s house. Aaron told Nick about a new Nintendo game that he saw at a friend�s house that day. "Really?" inquired Nick. "How far did you get? Did you beat the Master?" Stuff like that. It didn�t really interest me because I had never really gotten into playing those games, but I guess Nick and Aaron were experts on this kind of stuff. We finished up our meal and Nick went to his room and I went to my own room. "Don�t forget about dessert!" Jane called up at us from the foot of the stairs. Next: Chapter 18 -FanFics -Home