Us and Our House

Hospitality (2)

"Wow, it smells amazing." Kirstie commented as the rich aroma pleased her senses.

"Thanks." Eli answered as he finished up with a pot on the stove. "But I can't take all the credit, it's Earl's recipe and he may have helped a little..."

"Yeah, Earl's actually a trained chef." Geoff mentioned as he leaned up against the wall of the kitchen.

Kirstie raised her eyebrows then turned her brown-eyed gaze to Earl. "No kidding." she commented, a smile forming on her lips, "That's awesome! So, if you're a police officer," she referred to Geoff, "and Earl's a chef... what do the rest of you do?"

"I'm the voice of Classic Rock Radio." Eli explained, "And working my way up to getting my very own talk show." he smirked.

Geoff patted her shoulder and said quietly to her in a joking manor, "Just encourage him."

Kirstie giggled and Eli gave the snickering bass a look before rolling his eyes and chuckling anyway.

"Layne, here, is a business man." Geoff also mentioned as he placed a hand on the his quiet friend's shoulder. "He got his business degree and works for a large company. You might've heard of them, it's Barten Business Centre."

"And Tony, who's hairdresser." Eli finished.

"What'd you do, Kirstie?" Eli asked the girl as he cautiously removed the pot from the oven stove after turning it off.  

"I'm a veterinarian." Kirstie explained, taking a seat in the closest chair to her, which was Layne's. Layne then awkwardly moved to the stool he had set up for himself.

"That's awesome!" Geoff replied brightly. "What made you want to be a vet?"

Kirstie shrugged mildly, "I guess I just love animals."

"Well, the food's ready. Someone get Tony." Eli said as he lifted the pot off the stove and cautiously brought it over to the table and eased it gently onto two clothes.

Earl went to get Tony. Kirstie then went to grab the nearest seat, which was the one next to Layne. She sat herself down as she watched the guys set up the rest of the food.

"Hey, Kristan." Tony greeted as he came into the kitchen, wearing a casual sweater and forest-green pants.

"It's Kirstin. But you can call me Kirstie." Kirstie corrected nicely.

"Tony isn't very good with names." Geoff mentioned, occupying the other seat next to Kirstie. "Or birthdays, or friends... or people."

Kirstie giggled while Tony just simply shot him an annoyed glare. Tony took the seat beside Geoff. Earl look the seat next to Tony, and Eli between Layne and Earl.

They were about half an hour into supper and Geoff and Kirstie really hit it off, going on about even the simplest topics and joking around.

Despite the undying conversation between the two, it was Eli who noticed Layne's absentminded expression. Eli gave his friend a nudge before making eyes at him in silent conversation.

Layne gave him a confused look before turning his eyes away almost annoyedly.

Tony seemed rather absentminded as well. Only, he noticed Layne's behavior almost instantly. A devilish smirk grew on his face. He cleared his throat and captured the attention the other five seated around the table. "So, Kirstie... Y'know, you could have invited your boyfriend, too." Tony mentioned casually.

"Oh, I don't have a boyfriend." she mentioned politely. Tony shot a rather flushed Layne a wink before he crossed one leg over the other, "Oh –" he began before he felt his leg collide into someone else's.