Five minutes later and they finally surfaced for air.  ‘Oh shit the food,’ said Alexa suddenly and turned around to find a congealed mass stuck to the bottom of the pan.  ‘The fucking sauce is ruined,’ she cursed and she opened the oven door to find her dessert was sunken in the centre.

Alexa pulled it out and put it on the side, feeling defeated.  Helena couldn’t help it, she laughed.  ‘You really are the worst cook in the world darling.  I told you before leave it to me, or we get take out.’

‘Stop laughing,’ said Alexa but started to laugh herself.  ‘I should make you eat this just for that.’

‘I can’t afford to take a week off work sick.’

Alexa rolled her eyes.  ‘Oh yeah?’ she said.  ‘Try some,’ she said and dipped her hand into the runny cake, holding it out on her fingers, chasing Helena with it as she ducked away.  The cake ended up on Helena’s chin and the look of revenge sprang into Helena’s eyes as she scooped some cake and smeared it onto both of Alexa’s cheeks.  Alexa was about to retaliate when she noticed how they both looked in the mirror and pointed it out to Helena.  ‘Cake suits you,’ said Alexa through her laughter.

Helena felt the way she often did with Alexa; happy, carefree, part of a little world that only they understood.  Alexa had never looked more beautiful to her than she did right now, with cake smeared down her face, blond hair pulled back in a scruffy pony tail, laughing at their combined reflection.

‘I think you’d better call for that take out,’ said Alexa through her laughter.

‘And I think you’d better marry me,’ Helena said suddenly, causing Alexa to loose her grip on the glass tray she was holding, letting it crash into the sink.

‘Hel what are you….are you joking?’ she asked confused by the flippant statement.

‘Don’t touch that glass, you’ll cut yourself,’ said Helena, pulling her hand out of the sink and wiping down both their faces with a towel.  ‘That didn’t quite come out right Alexa,’ she said suddenly nervous.  ‘I meant to do this in a really romantic location with the right mood and lighting and everything but you just looked so cute….’