Trevor and Mitchell Fiction: Baking Cookies (The Early Years)
Mitchell stopped at the top of the steps and sniffed, then inhaled as deeply — and as quietly — as he could. “Something smells,” he said, wrinkling his nose and pretending the reek was bad. He even waved his hand in front of his face as he leaned forward so he could see Amy and Beth on the family room couch — and so they could see him.
“That’s why you’re supposed to say excuse me when you fart, Pipsqueak!”
“Oh. Sorry,” Mitchell said and shut his bedroom door behind him. He didn’t have to hear Amy’s laugh to know it was following him. She thought she was so funny.
“When’s the cookie raid?” Trevor asked.
“Give it an hour,” Mitchell said and reached for his guitar. “Don’t want to strike too soon or they’ll just eat what’s left of the dough again and we won’t get shit.”
“We’ll get to lick the bowl.”
“Not last time, we didn’t. Trust me, Trev. We lay low, we get the goods.”
Trevor stood up and was out of the room before Mitchell could stop him.
“Bring me three!” Mitchell called after him, chuckling. He’d gotten them all that time.
Mmmm… cookies. Hey Trev, grab one for me too, would ya?
March 15th, 2008 at 5:06 ami love the way you have brought life into every aspect of these characters… i have dated a huge number of guys in bands… and none of them seemed to have a life besides practice playing out doing dope and screwing… it is refreshing to know that at least in the blog sphere musicians can be well rounded….
March 15th, 2008 at 12:02 pmThe boys are reminding me… it’s been a long time since I baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies!
March 15th, 2008 at 2:25 pmIt’s me again! I tagged you for a book meme.
It’s a fun one!
March 15th, 2008 at 5:24 pmI like these kids and the unsympathetic way you bring them to life for the reader.
March 15th, 2008 at 9:31 pmHahaah… love this! And now, as is pretty much always the case with me, I’m hungry for cookies.
March 16th, 2008 at 12:16 amI want a cookie!BR/BR/Here in India, most band groups work very hard and ARE well rounded!BR/BR/There os one in Rock band, Euphoria in Delhi where the lead singer is a practising doctor. Others are professionally qualified too. BR/BR/I got here from Michele today!
March 16th, 2008 at 9:53 amGot here again from Michele! I am currently listening to old numbers by Deep Purple!
March 16th, 2008 at 11:07 ami don’t want cookies… i want Trevor. Need. Now. Right Now.BR/BR/BR/BR/BR/please?
March 16th, 2008 at 8:45 pmSorry I’ve been MIABR/BR/I’m craving cookies now!
March 17th, 2008 at 2:17 pmLOL
July 29th, 2008 at 9:08 pm[...] I wish I had a relationship with my sisters like Mitchell has with Amy. For more of their antics, see The Time Before Dinner, Naked, and Baking Cookies. [...]
December 14th, 2008 at 10:07 pm[...] And that’s part of it, I think. I don’t come from a terrible family, not by a longshot. And yet I still wish my family was more like the Vosses, who opened their home and took Trevor into it when the alternative was to let the kid hang. These people are close, they have a warm relationship with each other, they like being around each other. And they have fun together. [...]
December 19th, 2008 at 10:58 pm[...] This link will take you to one of my favorite Year 2 outtakes. [...]
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