The London Boy (ON HOLD)

#11 TMI

When I return home from work after my 1st day, I feel wrecked. Dad and Oliver aren't home yet so I lock the door and go straight to my room.
I take a long shower and change into my pyjamas.

Ah, the relief !!

It's 6:30 pm. I call Lee, but she doesn't respond. I try calling Dan, but he doesn't respond either.
Aren't they home yet ??

I lie down on my bed and try to push away all the interactions I had on my 1st day, from my mind.

I look at the blue file handed to us by Caleb. I'm bored and I have so much work to do but I am in no mood to go through the hideously long list of client names.
I'll probably do it after dinner.

Dinner.. Shit it's my turn to cook !!

I sigh internally and head downstairs to the kitchen.
As I'm about to take the ingredients out from the refrigerator, the door bell rings.

Someone's Home !!!

As I open the door I find Dad, Oliver, Dan and Lee, standing at the threshold, smiling ear to ear at me.
They're holding a 'Congratulations' banner.

"Congratulations on your first day !!"
They all scream in unison and grab me into a group hug.

I suddenly turn speechless.
They release me and Oliver Pat's my back and puts his arm around my shoulders.
I just stand there, with a face splitting grin, looking at these beautiful people.

"You guys....." I finally find my voice.
"Why are you all so amazing ? I really don't deserve you."
I feel so emotional.

"Offcourse you don't, but we're too kind to ignore you !"
Lee teases me and everyone laughs.

I finally step aside and all of them gather inside.
While Lee and I sit on the kitchen counter, the three men settle in the living room.

"Hey, don't cook anything. I'm ordering steak."
Oliver says.

"Aww, my brother's finally treating me a good meal. I have happy tears.."
I dash away my fake tears dramatically to tease Oliver.

"Don't flatter yourself. I am ordering it for my sake. I don't feel like eating your awful food."
Oliver mocks me.

Huh ! Just when I thought he was being nice , he criticised my cooking, the one thing I'm truly proud of.

Too far bro, too far !

"Oh please !! Atleast I cook better than you, Chump." I snap at him.

"Your food taste like shit !"
He snaps back.

"And of course you know what shit tastes like, right !"
I say raising my eyebrows.

"Just get out of my face." Oliver says.

"You get out of my face !!" I repeat.

"Knock it off you two."
Dad scolds us, effectively making us quite.

"You're not teenagers anymore. You're adults. So start acting like one."
Dad grunts at us.

"And, don't forget, we have company."
Dad says, pointing at Daniel and Lee.

"Please Edmond, don't stop them because of us, it was quite entertaining to watch them fight like toddlers."
Lee says to Dad and chuckles.
I slap her arm.
"Oww" Lee mouths at me and slaps me back.

Oliver goes into his room to change.
"Don't forget to order Dinner."
I shout from the living room and he mimics my words.

Dad snorts at us shaking his head and turn the television ON.