Take A Chance On Me || William Nylander

Part XXII

Mariana's POV- March 2016

I carefully untangled myself from Will and got out of bed. He was exhausted last night, so I was not surprised when he didn't wake up early like he usually did. He didn't have practice today, so I was going to be nice and let him sleep in. I grabbed my duffle bag and made my way to the bathroom where I quickly changed. I pulled my hair up in a messy bun and put on a little makeup. I made my way back inside the room and grabbed my iPad and phone before going to the living room. I set my laptop on the couch and walked into the kitchen. I watched as the coffee was made, and I glanced up when I heard footsteps.

"Morning" I told Kasperi.

He made a face and rubbed his eyes.

"Why are you up so early?"

I looked at the time, it was 10:30 AM. 

"Why are you here?" I asked.

He smiled.

"Touche"

I opened the cabinet and pulled out two mugs. I poured us coffee and handed him a mug.

"You know Willy really likes you"

I nodded.

"I know" I said.

"Don't play with my best friend's heart"

"I'm not" I told him.

He looked at me and nodded slowly as I took a sip of my coffee. 

"Can you make breakfast?"

I laughed and nodded as he got the creamer.

"Pancakes?" I asked

He nodded and sat down on the counter as I began moving around the kitchen. I mixed the pancake mix with water and just as I was making sure the pan was hot, Kasperi cleared his throat.

"Are you going home for Spring Break?"

"Yeah, I got a job interview" I replied.

"That's cool"

I nodded.

"Are you excited to go home for a bit?"

"Not really" I admitted.

"Why not?"

"My brothers Spring Break is this week, so I'm going home and he's going to be busy with school. I don't really get along with my mom, and my dad is out of town" I answered.

"Why is your dad out of town?"

"Cause he's going to propose to his girlfriend" I replied.

"Your parents are divorced"

I nodded and poured some mix on the pan.

"Yup, no it didn't change what I think about marriage" I stated.

He smiled.

"You were so going to ask" I told him.

He shrugged and nodded.

"I was, you got me there"

"I also don't get along with my mom because I caught her cheating on my dad with his best friend" I stated.

"Two for two"

I smiled and flipped the pancake.

"My brother goes to UCLA, he's a Junior there" I said.

"You're a senior, right?"

I nodded.

"I skipped second grade" I explained.