270: FELT LIKE PARADISE

ARIEL'S POV "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Luke smirked, his eyes fixed on me. I chuckled and gestured towards the stove. "I believe you're not blind. Look what we made." He widened his eyes a little as he saw the stack of pancakes on the table. "Wow, those look amazing. What did you guys make?" "Pancakes with fresh berries and whipped cream. Duh." His face broke into a wide smile as he took a bite of the pancake. "Mmm, these are really good. But you know, I can do better." I raised an eyebrow at him, playfully challenging him. "Oh really? I'd like to see you try." "Sorry, miss, but I have better things to do right now." "Oh great, then you shouldn't have come here and talked sh*t in the first place." "How rude is that?" "It's not as rude as you telling me that my pancakes are terrible," I said, giving him a plastic smile. "No way. I complimented your food. I just said mine were better." "Indirectly insulting my abilities, how nice is that?" Janice giggled and s