The Bodyguard's Duty ✅

Chapter 28 - Camping

*Very long chapter. Sorry for the delay but it was longer than I expected.

~~~~~~~~~

"Honestly... When you said camping, I didn't exactly imagine it like this..."

After a long drive into the woods, Thomas exited the car to see a cabin in the woods. It was on top of a rocky steep hill, and was surrounded by hardwood trees that covered the area.

Thomas had imagined a traditional camping setting when they were invited. Roasting marshmallows on a traditional campfire, grilling meat to make burgers in the wilderness, and sleeping in tents whilst under the stars.

"Did you want to wrestle a grizzly bear or something?" Ethan moved to stand next to Thomas as they both looked at the two story cabin. "What exactly did you expect?"

"A lack of electricity?" Thomas joked. "Typical things that are shown in movies, and other stuff like that."

Ethan gestured towards the cabin that was a lot more comfortable than the wilderness, heating that could be retained in between the walls, and a lack of bugs that would harass them.

"My dad is too old to be sleeping on the ground Tommy," Ethan pointed out. "Plus, what's the point on having money if you don't spend it on luxury?"

Ethan was unloading the car as he was taking lots of things inside. The other men were helping Ethan as they all entered the cabin together.

Javier immediately went to the liquor cabinet so that he could pour a glass of scotch for everyone. As he did, Ethan went to the fireplace so that he could light it up. Ethan picked up some leftover logs and threw them inside the fireplace - burning them as the temperature inside the cabin rose.

Javier was passing everyone their drink as he told everyone, "There are enough bedrooms for everybody have their own. So just go ahead and pick whichever one you want."

Giles went upstairs to pick his bedroom first, and Javier followed him to pick out the best room for him. While the dads were occupied upstairs, Ethan was heading towards the kitchen to start cooking.

Thomas followed Ethan into the kitchen as he watched Ethan unpack the containers of beef patties. Ethan was busy in the kitchen as he took out all the burger buns, the condiments, and the cheese slices.

Ethan was heating up the pan as he turned around to see Thomas, nursing his scotch and casually leaning against the table. "You going to help me?"

Thomas looked around and found an apron he could pass to Ethan. Throwing it at him, Thomas took a seat at the table as he continued to watch Ethan cook. "I like the view more."

Ethan rolled his eyes as he began to grill the patties on the sizzling pan. "Jerk."

~~~~~~~~~~

The 4 of them were sat around the fireplace as they were enjoying the burgers Ethan made. Giles and Javier were already having their own conversation, which left Thomas to talk to the adjacent Ethan.

"This is delicious," Thomas complimented Ethan as he finished his plate. "I thought you lived on takeaways?"

Ethan put his own plate down as he refilled both of their glasses. "I do. But sometimes it's nice to cook every now and then. It's quite relaxing too."

"So does that mean you're going to cook for me more often?" Thomas teased. "You can show off your Gordon Ramsey skills, or Rachael Ray if that's more your liking."

Ethan laughed along as he pushed it towards Thomas. "Nope, it's your turn next. Because of how delicious these burgers were, I'm expecting something like a roast dinner with all the fixings."