Chapter 24: Chapter:24

**Taylor's POV**

"So, where do we go from here?" I asks Dimitri as I'm grating the cheese for the cheese sauce. I have already finished cleaning his house and we're cooking now.

I add it to the pan before turning the burner off and focusing on the fries in the boiling hot oil.

*More like I'm cooking and he's just tasting everything.*

"What do you mean?" He asks with a piece of chicken in his mouth. I shake my head with a smile and he blushes before chewing and swallowing his food.

"I'm talking about me being jobless. What do I do now?" I ask him and he hums, wiping his hands on a paper towel. "Like I said, I'd be taking care of you, bills, clothes, food. All on me, you don't have to worry about any of it." He says and I sigh knowing full well that this arrangement would bother at some point in time.

"Yeah, I undertsand that but I don't feel comfortable mooching off of you like that." I tell him and he tilts his head with a small smile. "It's not mooching if it's in the contract." He says and I laugh.

"Yeah, the contract. The same contract that I still have not signed." I say and he chuckle. "You should really get to that by the way." He says and I shrug with a sly smile.

"Who knows, I might want to back out at a later stage." I joke and he raises his brow at me. "Are you sre about that? 'Cause I can think of one reason why you would dare back out." He says walking closer to me before pulling me into him by my waist.

I wrap my arms around his neck and he smirks. "And what would that one reason be." I say already knowing where he's going with this.

He scoots back a little before looking down at his crotch and I bust out laughing.

"Oh wow. You are so sure of yourself." I say and he raises his hands. "Hey, we could always test it out to see whether i'm just cocky or whether I'm just confident." He says shrugging and I roll my eyes at him. "You sure would like that wouldn't you." I say lowly and he just smirks.

My phone starts ringing and I wipe my hands on a kitchen towel before walking over to where it is layong on the couch.

*Kelsey calling...*

Sliding my finger across the screen, I answer and I'm imediately bombarded with concerned questions from her.

"*Taylor, where are you?"

*"You have been gone all weekend."

"*Why haven't you been calling?"

She says not relenting and I close my eyes, waiting for her to finish. "I am okay *MOM*." I joke and she makes a weird throaty noise causing me to giggle.

"I have been with Dimitri the whole weekend and I am still with him." I tell her and she's silent for a few seconds. "You didn't go to work today?" She asks and I shake my head, forgetting that we were on a call. "I did but I came home early." I say and she giggles.

"*Home*." She mocks and I can't help but blush. "Oh shut up, you know what I mean." I say and she cackle on the line.

"Wait, don't you work for him? How are you at playing hookie while your boss is right there?" She asks and I smile. "Well, you see..." I say trailing off and she lets out a loud laugh.

"Oh, I see now. You're playing hookie because of your boss. Dirty little girl." She says and I look over at Dimitri who has taken over the making of the salad.

"Stop." I whisper and she snorts. "You guys totally fucked." She says out of the blue and my face flushes. "Kelsey." I scold lowley and she just starts dying of laughter.

"Fina-fucking-ly." She curses and I roll my eyes again. "Was it good?" She asks.

"I am hanging up now. I'll be home tonight." I tell her and she's still talking when I hang up.

"That was Kelsey calling me like a concerned mother would her child." I say and he chuckles. "I gathered as much." He says and I set my phone down again before walking over to him.

The oven dings and Dimitri's smile couldn't get any wider or else his face would split open. I get the garlic bread from the oven and the cheese is perfectly melted. "Oh that smells so good." Dimitri practically moans and I smile. Dimitri wanted cheesy garlic bread with his meal for some odd reason and I aim to please so I made him some cause why not.

I set the hot pan down on the chopping block before checking on the fries. They are golden and ready to be taken out so I drain the oil and lay them on some paper towels to get rid of the excess. I season them with a little bit of Dimitri's fancy salt and pepper before topping them with the cheese sauce, bacon bits that I prepared earlier and some jalapenos.

"You are going to give me a heart attack." He joke practically devouring the food with his eyes and I smile proudly. "You want me to make you a plate?" I ask and he nods with a small smile looking like a little boy. "Aw, so cute." I tease pinching his cheek.

Grabbing plates, I put some food on them while he gets up both drinks. "We can watch a movie while we eat." I suggest and he nods. "My mother would kill me if she saw me eating this unhealth. And to make matters worse, I'm not eating at the table." He says and I shrug. "Breaing the rules is worth it sometimes." I say as I grab our plates and move to the living room.

He follows suit and put a movie on before we dig in. We enjoy the food, movie and each others company in silence, only talking when we've both finished eating.

"That was amazing, Taylor. Thank you." He says smiling at me and I nod. " It is my pleasure."

He takes both plates to the kitchen andd I take a sip of my juice before sitting back. He plops down next to me and looks at me for a few seconds.

"What?" I ask and he shakes his head before looking at the T.V. "Come on, tell me. What's on your mind?" I ask, turning my body to face him.

"Do you really have to go home tonight?" He asks sounding just like a little kid. I frown and he lets out an embarrassed chuckle. "I have to talk to Kelsey about my job sistuation and the contract is back at my apartment too." I say and he nods.

"Ah yes, forgot I said anything." He says and I give him a pointed look. "Don't do that." I say and he looks at me. "I can come back tomorrow if you'd like." I say shyly, a blush coating both of our cheeks now and he nods. "I'd like that very much."

"Okay.'" I say before cuddling up to him.

Him wanting me around him, especially this long, makes my heart swell and I can't contain my smile.

*I could get used to this.*