Flash of love

Chapter 6: Home

"Wait, what?"

"Well, I thought that..." but the ringtone of his phone interrupts his phrase.

"Sorry, it's an important call and i have to answer. When you finish your job day please come again here" and, after giving you a kiss on the forehead, he gentle push you outside the room.

Quite puzzled you decide to go in the garage, wearing the Bottas' helmet, to do some content with George and Lewis.

"Wow, my two bestfriends are merged together! How can i call you? Bot-girl?" Lewis says when you approach him, almost choking George with the coffee that he was drinking.

"I did a great job convincing him to buy it for you, I knew you would like it"

"You know me so well but i am not here to flex my presents, we have to do some content for Tiktok. George, how do you think about doing something with the audio <I'm looking for a man in finance>? Maybe we can make an own one with your voice and some changes"

"I like it! By the way you can do that type of video only with me, Lewis's nowhere near 6'5 of height" George says.

Both explose in a too loud laugh, leading Lewis to say "your boomer would be more suitable"

Before you could say anything the driver had already taken off on his scooter, leaving you alone with George; you decide to take advantage of his presence to record some clips and then you go to your desk to edit them.

You get lost in your job, not noticing that the sky had turned dark and everyone who worked with you had already gone home.

"I asked you to come in my office! It's late and you seems very tired"

His voice makes you jump on your chair.

"What time is it?"

"It's 7 pm, and your workshift was supposed to finish at 5 pm"

"Oh, shit... Sorry... Do you still have time to talk to me?"

"I think we'll have time to talk at home, i'll wait you in the park lot" he says and, after sending you a kiss, he leaves the office.

"Home... Our home..."

Those words echoed in your mind making you set up your desk quickly and, in a short while, you were already outside, looking for Toto's Mercedes; when you found the car, you jumped on it and the team principal, without wasting time, started driving through the beautiful streets of Brackley.

You arrive in front of a Victorian style house, driving along the long alleyway that leads to the garage; after getting out of the car, you reach the sumptuous carved wooden entrance door.

You couldn't believe your eyes.

The furniture looked like it came from "Indiana Jones" and "Nightmare before Christmas", two of your favorite movies, and this pushed you to go exploring: the living room was huge and featured with large bookcases, full of old books, and a brick fireplace, already lit; the kitchen was small but equipped with everything, also your beloved air-fryer; the dining room was narrow but long, with lots of paintings hanging on the walls and candlesticks resting on the long table; the master bedroom had a canopy bed and a balcony, furnished with deck chairs; the guest room was more spartan, but still elegant in its simplicity; the study had an ancient globe, which almost clashed with the Niki Lauda's helmet placed on the top of the solid wood desk; and, lastly, the bathrooms, one for the master and one for guests, contained bathtubs with golden claws and fine bathroom fixtures.

After truly impersonating Indiana Jones and exploring that mausoleum house, you return to the entrance but notice that Toto is no longer there; however, a smell of roast potatoes attracts your attention, dragging you into the kitchen.

"Finished exploring? You reminded me too much the explorer Dora, did you watch that cartoon as a child?"

"Are you serious? While you were there you could compare me to the monkey George... But no, as a child I was more into Dragonball and Digimon things. Nice house though!"

"Really? I've always found it dark and sad but now you're here and i think that will make it brighter and more appreciable" he says.

As soon as the potatoes and roast chicken were ready you started to eat, sitting on the stools near the kitchen counter, and Toto, for all the dinner time, had to convince you that it was all true and that you were finally living together.

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After finishing eating, you get up because you wanted to clean the table but Toto, taking you by the wrist, makes you sit down again and then gets up himself to tidy up the kitchen; you would never have thought it but the sight of a man doing household chores sent a shiver of pleasure down your spine.

"Toto... I feel guilty not helping you, at home I usually do everything myself. Come on, let me do something..."

"If you want you can cook breakfast tomorrow morning, but now you just need to rest"

"Then I think I'll go take a bath"

"Good idea, as soon as I finish here I'll bring you something clean to wear"