The Other Side

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE | A's Bake Show

My eyes are in love with your smile.

K Y L O S T O R M

Athena pushes Zariah out of the way as she tries to grab the ingredients to make cupcakes.

"Dude! Just move- you'll be able to show your skills when we start I just need to grab the supplies you stupid hoe."

Katalina and I look at each other, our mouthes puffing out as we try not to laugh.

"Babeee, we have like guest! Look at them." He gestures to us who sit at the island. "They're watching!"

Athena places the supplies on the table. "Here's your spotlight I already told you what you need to do, you remember?"

Azariah mutters a yeah.

I look at the both of them and just watch as they bicker over who starts even though Athena gave Zariah the green light.

Katalina speaks up. "Thena you gave him the yes, let him start please I just wanna start eating."

Looking over to the girl who sits besides me, I wonder what would've happened if I hadn't came on this trip with Azariah. Where would I be now?

Okay bullshit thoughts aside she smiles at the two who stand in front of us and laughs at their random shit.

"Can we like get to the actual baking guys?" She asks.

We turn on some music for us to jam out while we bake and right as Azariah starts to pour the flour into the bowl, someone knocks at the door. All of us look at each other trying to figure out if one of us invited someone but all of us look confused.

"I'll get it," Athena says dusting off her hands as she walks over to the front door. "Why the fuck are you here?" Her voice louder than before drowning out the music.

Katalina puts down the piping bag and follows Athena. "Skylar?"

My mouth drops open but I quickly close it, I am so fucking confused. I broke it off and made it clear that we were never a thing.

"Kylo get your ass over here." Athena calls me from the door. I look to Azariah for help but he nudges his head towards his girlfriend.

"I swear I got nothing to do with her, I made it loud and clear."

Katalina looks at me but doesn't say anything.

"Heyyy Kylo!"

"Bye!" I move Athena out of the way and try closing the door but Skylar puts her foot in between and keeps the door open. "The fuck, can you like fuck off?"

"No? Now let me in."

"He basically told you to leave so can you walk your ass out?" Katalina surprises all of us but at the same time were not.

"Look who's talking, is this your new bitch?" Skylar smiles and Katalina doesn't. I look behind me to see Azariah's fist bawl up and then I look at Athena and her face doesn't show any emotion. "What? Did I like touch a nerve to all of you?"

"Thena can you get her out?" Azariah speaks up from behind me. "Or I'll do it myself."

"Skylar can you not call my girlfriend a fucking bitch? You're the one who's being one, we asked you nicely to leave."

My tongue pokes the inside of my cheek in frustration. I remember telling her that we had nothing going on that I told her that it was a one time thing.

"Look," she waves her hands around gesturing to what, the air? "I just need to talk to Kylo... So don't make it such a big deal, alright?"

"It became a 'big deal' when you showed up at our door unannounced." Katalina replies. "With that fucking attitude, there's no way you're talking to him." My mind goes blank who knew Katalina would say something like this, I'm falling deeper. "I was gonna let you but honestly I think my mind has changed." And with that she shuts the door on her face.

I look over to Athena and she smiles. "Sexyyyy."

She runs a hand through her hair. "I'm irritated, let's bake."

I wrap my arms around her as we walk towards the kitchen. Letting my lips kiss her neck. "Thank you." My voice comes out muffled but I know she heard me, she has too. "You didn't have to do that."

"I know." Her arms wrap around mine that sit around her waist. She turns her head and gives my forehead a kiss. "Let's bake? We can talk later."

*****

A few hours later the entire house smells like heaven. I won't lie: Azariah and Athena were the one who made the most cupcakes, Katalina and I just frosted the cupcakes (I purposely got some on her and she hated it.)

"We're gonna get cleaned up. You guys good?"

"Yeah Lo-Lo just go." He waves us off.

We walk into my room and right as I shut the door. I turn around and grab Katalina's face and give her a kiss, not too long and not to short. I rest my forehead against hers, the room being so silent you'd only be able to hear our breaths.

"Kylo?"

"Yeah?"

"You're not hiding anything from me are you...?"

It takes me a minute to respond. And within that minute her hands drop from my face to her sides. "No. I'm not, I have no clue on why Skylar showed up today. Okay? I blocked her number, I stopped talking to her-"

She inhales a breath. "Stop, just stop."

"I'm here Katalina," her head drops to my shoulder but her arms still stay hanging by her sides. "You can talk to me or not say anything at all, but I'm here."

"What are you doing..." She lifts her head looking at me like she's trying to figure out if this is a joke, if it's a dream. "I'm sorry it's just, I'm scared."

I tilt her head and rub a thumb against her cheek. "And it's okay to be scared. I'm scared too, you're not alone." We've talked about this before. I'm sure of it. But I want her to be sure I want her to know. "Katalina I have nothing to hide, I promise you. It's okay to be scared because nothing is perfect. "

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