Zavior stepped forward from behind and introduced him to her, "Meet my friend, Christon!" Alicia snapped out of her temporary shock.
"Hello~" greeted the guy named Christon, "Didn't know we'd be having guests the very morning," he wiggled his eyebrows toward Zavior and gave a curious look toward Alicia.
Alicia smiled and extended her hand, "Alicia."
"Christon Uther. You can call me Christon or Chris," he said as they shook their hands, and he excused himself and took off his apron as he walked away. Alice immediately averted her gaze elsewhere.
"Uhm... Why don't we talk about your bike till he joins us?"
"Sure thing," agreed, Alicia and Zavior gestured for her to follow him.
They walked through the cozily furnished hall and entered an outdoor through a glass door slid aside. A beautiful patio welcomed her with a delicious aroma. She saw an egg chair supported thick silver chain hanging above the wooden-white ceiling and a comfy wool cushion in the left corner.
The dragging snapped her to her right. Her eyes went wide at the sight of the table setting. Various types of food were displayed on the table. Mouthwatering aromas wafted from the food, awakening the napping monster in her tummy.
'Were they having a party or something?' thought Alicia.
"Here, have one of these. I bet you'd love it," Zavior extended a type of weird dish. Cheese and honey dripped down from the cube-like structure inserted into the barbecue.
Alice glanced at Zavior before taking a hold of the stick and the sources.
"Chris love trying new dishes. Don't be surprised to see the table filled with various types of food. But I must assure you... he's got the best cooking skills. Don't let him know that I told you so..." he said the latter in a low voice making sure it didn't reach his friends. Alice nodded her head and tasted the food hesitantly. In seconds the cubes melted into her mouth with the taste of a mixture of cheese and honey flavor coated above chocolate, surprising her taste buds. The taste was beyond what she had expected.
"Mmn... délicieuse," she could help but express the taste with a chef's kiss as she savored the taste.
"I know right~" came the sing-a-song voice from behind, which belonged to the very person who prepared the dish. Zavior rolled his eyes at the narcissist.
Alice glanced behind. To her relief, he was fully dressed in a cute pink bunny white t-shirt and a blue denim jacket that had a white furry collar paired with slim-fit sweatpants. The only thing that crossed her mind was the word 'CUTE' as she smiled at him.
He placed the apple pie slowly in the middle of the table. Then, took off the bunny oven gloves from his clean white hands and dragged out a chair glancing at her.
Alice gave a questioning glance at him.
"Don't tell me you're not gonna have breakfast with us?" he said smiling shyly. Alice laughed and sat. Zavior chuckled at Christon's gesture and ruffled his soft silky brown hair earning a growl and a glare from him. Zavior shook his head and sat on the opposite chair as Chris settled right next to Alice and started to fill her plate with every type of food that was present on the table one after another, explaining every food in detail.
"Behold... the dessert of the day!!!" he exclaimed dramatically and chuckled as he placed it in front of her. "You must try this... There's no saying..." he insisted. Alice was full of food but could not say no being a foodie. She could not resist the sight of the Blue muffins in the shape of bunnies and raisins sprinkled over them.
"Just one, alright?" Chris raised his thumbs in agreement. Alice took a small bite and her eyes widened. She glanced at the muffin and then at the two guys. Chris who was waiting for her to say something turned worried at her expression while Zavior gazed at her confusedly with a frown coming to settle on his forehead. He glanced at Chris with a questioning gaze who also shrugged his shoulder, not knowing why.
Suddenly they heard her squeal and took a big bite from the muffin, "Do you know I love blueberries more than anything~" Zavior laughed at her while Chris sighed in relief, "Mmm... This is so... heavenly!!! Perfecto~" she exclaimed and had a mouthful of muffin. Chris grinned from ear to ear...
"tch... tch... tch... I must pity you, Alicia. He's not gonna let you anytime soon," chuckled Zavior.
"Please don't, for I'll need your delicious muffins time and time," she said and saw Zavior shake his head.
"Anytime~," said Chris.
Suddenly an idea popped into her mind, and she snapped her fingers, "Uh... Care to hear me out, Chris?"
"Anything for this fair maiden," he sweet-mouthed, fluttering his eyelashes dramatically. Alice rolled her eyes but with a smile tugging on her lips. She could believe she had become so close to the two within minutes that had given her the courage to have breakfast, not to say they were nothing but vampires. The very creature her mother had warned her to stay from countless times.
"I-" Wind chimes rang from her phone, notifying her of an incoming call from her friend Gloria. She knew it before she glanced at her phone just by the different ringtone she had set to her friend's number.
"Pardon, but if you'll excuse me," she wiped her hands with the tissue and excused herself, walking away as she answered the call.
"Tell me, Chris, did Adrien visit you early this morning?" questioned Zavior, in a hushed tone.
"Hmm," he hummed.
"By what exactly?" he questioned seriously.
"What's up with your cop mode, yoh? Is it the girl?" he questioned as he dipped his index finger into a strawberry jam jar and licked it clean.
"Spit it out already. You're aware the girl's looking for a black bike," Zavior said in a low voice, gritting his teeth as he heard Alice agreeing to something over the phone he didn't catch up clearly and heard Chris say,
"I did hear him mention a bike and something about an alley," he said thoughtfully and munched the jam bread humming in satisfaction.