Ava

"Did you buy this one?" I asked Brad while looking at interior of the car. He didn't say anything but gave that look which says that it's his.

"Nice car." I commented giving him a huge smile.

"Where you wanna go?" he asked.

"Walmart," I said while folding my legs and sitting criss-cross. Brad turned to look at me but didn't say anything.

The drive to Walmart is pretty short, I take the cart and go straight to the paint section.

"We need to buy paint. We will paint the living room cream colour and your room blue."

"Do whatever you want," he said while putting the cream colour paint box and blue colour paint box in the cart.

"We need brushes, kitchenware, mirror and we need to order furniture too," I said looking at him.

"I don't need furniture, we will go to the kitchenware section," he replied pushing the cart and I followed him frowning.

"Why you need that many spoons?" Brad asked when I took a set of spoons.

"You need to have spoons Brad, not a spoon."

"You are just wasting my money by buying these things. I don't think I will be using them."

"Be quiet Brad, you will need them when you start eating at home," I tell him picking up the fork set.

"I'm not going to eat in my apartment."

"Why? Why don't you eat in your apartment? You can save your money," I said turning to look at him.

"I don't know how to cook."

"Don't joke brad, I know that you know how to cook. If you really don't know then I will help you."

He started laughing, I looked at him like did I say something funny or wrong but I was in shock looking at him laughing. It's the first time that I saw him laugh.

"What's so funny Brad?" he stopped laughing and shook his head before walking forward.

"What?tell me," I say following him.

"You will help me with how to cook?" He asked.

"Yeah," I said looking at him confused.

"Ava I know you from childhood and I even know that you can't cook to save your own life," he said smiling again. My cheeks turn red in embarrassment. Okay, it is true that I don't know proper cooking. I almost burned my parents house down while trying to cook.

"Hey... I learned basic recipes," I tell him.

"Oh... Tell me what you learned?" He asked.

"Egg toast, omelette, fried rice."

"How many months Hailey took to make you learn them?" he asked with an amused smile.

"I'm going to say that," I said feeling embarrassed. I went forward leaving him there. He chuckled before following me.

"Ava if you ever wanna learn how to learn more recipes you can ask me.m," he says with sarcasm.

"No thanks!"

We walked towards the food section, I asked him before I put the food items in the cart because I don't wanna buy unnecessary items. Brad became silent to his usual self, it's funny to see him here because he wasn't the kind of guy who would be doing grocery shopping.

We left the store with hands full of plastic covers. Without him knowing I took a photo of him on my phone, I don't know when I'm going to have this chance again.

"I'm hungry, let's go and grab something," he said turning around to look at me. I just nodded my head, I'm happy that he is spending time with me.

"Tacos okay right?" he asked while I settled down in his car.

"Yup!" I said. I don't know if he knows that or not tacos are my favourite. I remember those days when I used to beg Vincent to take me to taco house where we used to find the best tacos. That place used to be very far from home and I don't how to drive. Every time I and Vincent fought he used to bring me tacos.

"Vincent and Celeb used to bring you tacos when they want you to write their assignments," Brad said while I was busy in my thoughts.

"You know that?" I asked him in surprise.

"Yeah, because I used to be the one who used to go to that taco house of your favourite and bring them," he said.

"I don't know that. They used to bargain giving me one taco for one assignment and another for another subject."

"You still love them?" He asked.

"Absolutely!" he didn't say anything but I saw a slight smile on his face.

"I won't be staying in my apartment, I will you another copy of my keys. You can use them to get in," he spoke after a while.

"Why?" I ask him.

"I will be going to my training and to my fights. No one will disturb you," he replied.

"Oh okay," I said slightly disappointed that he won't be there. I know that he will be going to his training but there was this slight hope that he will be with me, helping me. With this excuse, I would be knowing him but to my bad luck, I'm alone.

We both stayed quiet throughout the drive, I looked out of the window watching people, streets, moving cars and sky. I will be spending my weekend time with my parents. But this weekend I'm not going there as they are going to visit our aunt.

"Let's go," Brad says getting out of the car. I looked at him before getting out. I followed him into the bustling place. I observed as everyone started making way for Brad and as to how they are watching our every move.

I felt uncomfortable by their looks and pulled Brad's shirt from behind making him stop. he snapped his head down with a questioning look. I held my lip in between my teeth and gave him an uncomfortable look. He understood what I was feeling as he stepped back holding my hand in his.

He glared at people who were looking at us which made everyone snap out of their thoughts and look away.

It is a self-service place, Brad ordered food and we sat to the corner side as it was the only table available. Suddenly Brad's posture stiffened and his eyes are glaring, his face is hard and his hands are in fists. I didn't understand and I turned around to see what he was glaring at.

I saw three buff and creepy looking guys looking back at us. The middle one with tattoos smirked when our eyes met.

I felt Brad's hand cupping my hand, he squeezed my hand making me break my gaze from the creepy guy. I snapped my head back to Brad who is now glaring at me.

"Don't ever make eye contacts with people you don't know," he said in his low menacing voice.

"But..." one hard look from him I automatically shut my mouth. I want to know who the men were but I better know not to ask him now.

"Pick the boxes, we will leave now." He said picking his cola and food boxes. I picked mine and followed him out.

I want to turn around and see the guys but Brad stood so close that I can't turn around. He unlocked the car, I got in followed by him.

He started driving, "Finish your food," he said. I shrugged my shoulders and started eating my tacos.