Chapter 136
Avery and Elliot went home in the afternoon to rest because they planned on staying up to ring in the new year.
Once Elliot was asleep, Avery opened her eyes and stared at his face.
She felt as if she could never watch him for long enough.
It was a shame that she could not stop time.
It would be perfect if everything could come to a stop at this moment.
When Elliot woke up around four in the afternoon, Avery was not next to him.
He got out of bed and went downstairs to look for her.
“You’re up!”
Avery was in the middle of making dinner.
“I’m thinking of making steak tonight. What do you think?”
Elliot stood at the entrance to the kitchen and watched as she worked away.
“How about I make dinner?” he asked.
of surprise on her face, then took off her apron and said, “Be my guest! I’ve never
IT
I can follow a recipe,” Elliot said as he took the apron from Avery. “Take a
here and watch?” Avery
refuse but pulled up a chair
the show as he
off an air of expertise no matter what he
Elliot made that
better than
haven’t been to
just accept
think I’m a pretty
Avery burst into laughter.
said as she deposited the broccoli from her plate onto Elliot’s, and she took the cherry tomato from his plate and popped it into
earnestly as he chewed on her
I just don’t
after dinner, then returned to the living
rested her head on
half past eleven and said, “Let’s set off some fireworks.
smile appeared on Avery’s face, but
made their way outside
dazzling display of fireworks covered the
head and felt the
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