Sudden Change

Chapter 12

Courtney POV

When I step outside of Zayne's room after I talked to my parents.

"Mom. Mom. Mom. Mom. Come here. Come here. Come heeeeeere." Zayne was holding on the door frame of my room while happily jumping.

My parents insisted to swap rooms.

"Stop with that." I walk toward him, he stopped on what he's doing, smiling at me before he hold my hand and drag me inside.

I saw Shayne doing the covers of the bed.

He's staying here.

He had the courage to insist that he's going to stay with us for now.
He also told me he would pay a rent but good thing he didn't push it.

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Earlier that time
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It was almost 6pm

My parents and Zayne are watching a movie at the living room, while Shayne is here with me at the kitchen, he told he would help me making our dinner but he's the one doing all the work.

"You gotten good at cooking." I told him while I hand him the pepper he needed.

"Not good as you." He wink at me before turning his attention on what he's cooking.

Something change about how he act this day compare to the passed days.

"..tney, Courtney?"

"Y-yeah? What you were asking?"

"You're not working with Wahlid right?"

"I'm not."

"So you have nothing to do on Monday?" He look at me over his shoulder.

"Well, I have. It will be my first day on my new job."

"Oh, congrats, that's cool." He said like it's okay but I saw how his shoulder dropped.

"Why?"

"Ahmm... Nothing just forget about it." He put his hand on his nape.

Is he nervous or something?

"Are you sure?"

He lower the fire before turning around to face me.

"Well, it's also my first day at work, Damien and I will open the restaurant on Monday.. I... ahm.. I just wondering.... if you could come... visit the restaurant? I mean, if you just don't have a thing to do, but it seems like you have, it's okay."

So that's why he look so familiar with the kitchen.

"So you're a chef?"

"No, I mean I helped and cook sometimes but we hired a cook, their names are Keith and Noah, they are a great duo, if you could only see them coo--" he fixed his stance and adjust his shirt. He cleared his throat. "Nope, I'm not a chef, just know how to cook."

Look who's being humble today.

"This is what will happen Courtney when I grow up, I will learn how to cook and will own a super famous restaurant."

That's what a 10 years old Shayne told me when he first learned how to cook an egg.

"You really made your dreams come true, I'm really proud of you." I told him, I saw how his eyes soften then smile at me.