He's An Asshole (TomTord)

Chapter 6: A Lovely Dinner

Tom was making dinner in his blue t-shirt and jeans before he heard a knock on the door. He knew he was going to have to tell his life story to his friends one day. It was only natural to do so to the only friend he has right now. He opens the door to a well-dressed man. As usual, Matt had to look good at any place he went to. He wore a light blue polo shirt, gray slacks and dark brown loafers.

"As usual, you're over dressed for my place. Wear something casual next time. "Tom said.

"This is my causal wear! You forget what my old job was Tom." Matt made a dramatic pose only for Tom to laugh and smile at the sight of it. 

"How could I? You almost literally ran fashion world, both as a model, a designer, and a director. People came to you for fashion deals and advice."

"And remember the models who wanted to date you?"

"Not my type but, beautiful none the less."

Tom almost chuckled at what he was saying. The models that came to the apartment with Matt were beautiful if not exotic. Matt didn't date all of them but would help them out or they would help him out. When Matt brought a male model to his place, Tom would quickly lock himself in his own apartment after their eyes locked.

"You could've been a model you know." Matt said with a smile. Matt knew that the world of fashion would like an exotic man like Tom. He had the body structure, the facial features, and his eyes would get people buzzing about him. Plus Susan would work well with a lot of his clothing. But, Tom turned it down.

"My sister was a model. She stopped when she got married to her husband several years ago but, still works for the industry from time to time." Tom walks back into the kitchen to plate the food he was cooking. As usual, he made an extra helping that will be eaten tomorrow.

He motions Matt to sit at the simply decorated table. It had two glasses at each end of the table already filled with juice and water. The juice looked freshly squeezed. 'When did he get this or did he juice it himself?' Matt thought before seeing bowl of salad placed next to the bowl. It was filled with fresh greens and vegetables that was chopped with skill. Dressing was placed in front of him as well as some rolls in a towel covered bowl. They looked homemade but, Matt was kidding himself. He bit into a roll and almost dropped it. It was a homemade roll and a tasty one too! Matt was shocked at the fact that Tom had put thought into this meal. Was the story this important that Tom was making all of this? Tom had two plates in his hand before seeing the look on Matt's face.

"This is the first time in a while since we had a meal together so, I thought about making one of my usual meals with a little added."

"THIS IS YOUR USUAL MEAL!" Matt yelled. He couldn't believe that Tom makes this almost nightly. If that was the case, he would be over here daily. This was an unusual thing for Tom to do.

"Well, yeah I mean, when I started to take better care of myself, I started to cook for myself. I actually enjoyed cooking and got into baking as well. I wanted to control what I ate while I tried to better myself. This is what I would occasionally eat when I wanted more red meat in my diet."

He placed a plate of lightly seared lamb with roasted potatoes and mixed vegetables in front of Matt. He also put a gravy boat full of gravy on the table before grabbing the butter and his plate.

"I forgot to place the butter on the table earlier. Sorry about that."

"This is tasty without the butter. It's light and buttery as well as soft!" Matt took another bite of the roll he was eating on." Is the dressing homemade as well?"

"Of course. Like I said, I wanted to control what I ate while I got stronger."

Matt noticed it too. Tom was lean and slightly muscular. His shirts and hoodies hid his figure well but, the guy would lift heavy things without a problem. Was it because of the incident that changed him or afterwards?

While they ate, they chatted.

"So, how is Ringo? I don't get to see her as much as I should."

"She's doing fine! In fact, Edd's a grandpa to five cute kittens!" Matt shows a picture of Ringo and her kittens which made Tom almost squeal.

"They're adorable! I should come over and play with them sometimes."

"I named this guy after you." He points to a fluffy brown haired kitten with black eyes. He wanted to play a song for that kitten. But, thinking about Edd being a grandpa made him ask the next question.

"How's Edd? I forgot to ask you earlier because you was holding back for my sake."

"He's doing ok. I told him about you and he was shocked. He knew you had woken up and was working for...Him. He didn't know why until I told him about your degree and other things."

"You knew? How-"

"I would check up on you and found you sleeping at your desk with books on it. I was at your graduation for both a friend and you. I knew you was working on something, I just didn't realize it was a degree. He as well as I am proud of you. That's why we went out and bought you those things. It was my way of saying congratulations-"He felt arms wrap around him. Without realizing it, Tom was hugging Matt. This was a night to remember for Matt, first a lovely dinner and a hug by a guy who kept to himself. What world was he in and does he want to say in it?

The hugging stopped and Tom was back in his seat while playing with his potatoes. It was minutes before Tom started to ask questions.

"Is he doing ok?"

"He's sad but, standing strong. They have orders to protect and not hurt him. They keep him in solitary. Just to hear that we're ok made him smile again. I didn't say that because Red Leader would've banned me from visiting him. At least I kept my word. Ha ha."

He looked down at the plate. It was empty with little gravy. Tom cleared his plate as well as Matt's and went into the kitchen to grab dessert. The desert was chocolate cake with gouache on top and a brownie bottom. Next to the cake was a baked caramel apple "pie". It was a baked apple with apple chunks inside coated with little caramel and topped with a flaky cinnamon dusted pie top. Both had freshly whipped cream on top. Matt's mouth watered at the sight of the dessert before him. He noticed Tom wasn't in his seat but in the kitchen, making coffee.

'If you have a coffee machine, why do you buy coffee?' Matt thought. He bought the same coffee order at the coffee shop. It would be easier to make coffee at home instead of wasting money buying it. 

"Because I don't want to waste time making a travel mug of coffee." Tom replied.

Matt almost fell out of his chair at the fact that Tom answered the question in his head.

"How? How was you able to do that?"

"You want to know about my siblings and me? You have know about me first. I suggest you grab this cup of coffee, your desserts, and head to the living room. It's going to be a long night."

Matt got up, grabbed the coffee, his plate of desserts with fork in it, and walked over to the living room. They both sat down in the blue chairs with the black sofa in between. Tom took off his visor and switched over to his glasses. He was getting comfortable and motions Matt to do the same. Like he said. It was going to be a long night.

"Remember that monster Edd fought and you talked about? That monster was me." He tilt his head up slightly.

"And this is my story."

A/N

Hold on to your butt cheeks people, we're about to get into my version of Tom's backstory and his siblings! It's going to be a bumpy ride!