(Welcome back! :D)

Carmen stopped every time he leaned over and waited for him to move before going on with her own unpacking. "you say you don't mean to and yet, you keep doing it" she finally said once she was finished with everything she could easily reach, Carmen shook her head, a bit ammused by him as she turned to face him the next time he leaned over her.

He stopped, set the plate he was holding down on the counter, and pecked her lips, "Oh, but I love teasing you because I know you aren't really mad at me."

Carmen folded her arms and raised an eyebrow "and how do you know that for sure, Brayden?" she asked dropping any hint of her smile and narrowing her eyes just to check what he would do. Of course he was right, Carmen wasn't upset, but she wanted to mess with him back.

As he turned around to grab something from whatever box was closest to him, he smiled, "Because it takes a lot for you to get mad at people like me. People you care about."

"you know me too well Brayden" she sighed "I can't ever tease you, or mess around with you because you always catch me out" Carmen pouted up at him folding her arms "And yet even though I know you, you can still tease me...hmm,is this some kind of tall person super power?" her frown turned into a soft laugh

(sorry for late response!!)

"Yes, the only confidence that I have is because I'm tall. And frankly I think being tall means that I'm automatically cooler than you, because I can do more," He beamed.

"You are really cool* she nodded with a laugh and reached up to pat his cheek "Well It's fine that you're tall because it means you're comfortable for me whenever I need cuddles" Carmen joked and smiled back up at him

His smile dropped to a dramatized frown, "Is that all I! Good for?" But it quickly returned,"Good enough for me!"

Carmen laughed at his little display and hugged him "I love you" she sighed and closed her eyes for a second "now..what to do? We're finished with the kitchen, do you want to look through the other box?"