Ryan barely missed the pillow by a step. The thing flew past him and hit a glass shelf behind him. The two of them cringed when the glass cups on the shelf made a loud sound.
“What was that?” A woman asked quietly as she walked in slowly, holding a tray. Her oval-shaped face lit up with a smile when she saw Ryan.
Ryan immediately pointed at Sam and accused Jim, “Your husband is responsible for this. He almost murdered me with the pillow but I saved myself just in time.”
She shook her head and place the tray on the table gently. Then she turned to Sam and pretended to play along with Ryan, “Sammie, is that any way to treat a guest?”
Sam looked speechless and he glared at Ryan who was chuckling at his lost state. “Mia, like seriously…. how could you side with a person you do not know other than your own husband?”
“Stop being childish you two,” Mia replied, pulling Ryan into a tight hug. Sam sat down to take one of the cookies but as soon as he touched one, someone slapped his hand.
“Ouch! What was that for!?,” He questioned as he looked up at Mia. “The cookies are for my esteemed guests… I have baked them for Scott and Ryan. You have had enough today, haven’t you?” She answered.
Ryan chuckled and sat down majestically to eat. Just as he was about to take one bite of the cookies, he noticed that Mia had already sat down opposite him and she was looking at him intently like she was trying to stop herself from asking him something.
With her intense gaze, he is sure he wouldn’t be able to swallow down the cookies in peace. So he dropped it back on the plate and asked a little bit impatiently, “What is it, Mia? I know you want to ask me something… Go on.”
Mia seemed to hesitate. But eventually, she spilt out, “King… What do you mean by the last message you sent to the group? Everyone is dying to know why you wrote that… Are you really serious about it or you were just kidding?”
The message again! What did he even write in the message?
Ryan narrowed his eyes at her and Sam that was now looking at him curiously. Everyone just needs answers. He relaxed and slowly burst their eager bubble, “I won’t be saying anything about it until the get-together. Shouldn’t you all be excited that I’ll be attending this month’s get-together instead of the message?”
“No!,” The couple chorused. They exchanged a glance and then turned back to Ryan, prepared to persuade or cajole him into telling them but when they saw that he was already eating the chocolate chip cookies happily, they had to swallow their words.
The sound of the doorbell ringing broke the agonizing silence in the room. “I’ll get the door,” Mia said to no one in particular and she hurried off to the gigantic door.
As soon as she opened it, she was engulfed in a warm embrace. “Sister-in-law!,” The guest greeted happily. If Gracie was there, she would have almost exploded with anger.
*****
Scott watched Deli dress up with an uneasy look. He doesn’t know how to describe how he is feeling and why it is so hard to just… let go… After all, she isn’t the first stripper he has slept with in this club or shall I call it a brothel?
“Do you have to go?” His words stunned the two of them. He really hadn’t meant to… But she smiled and turned to look at him.
“You can come over every night, you know? But I can’t stay now much longer than I have already stayed… I’ll have to pay a fine,” She explained softly. He frowned at her explanation and stood up, the duvet fell.
Deli blushed when her eyes accidentally trailed down. He isn’t naked… He is putting on briefs but that doesn’t do any justice to the size of his phallus which looks strained in the tight cloth material.
“How much is it? I’ll pay,” He offered, reaching out to her but she avoided his touch and shook her head sideways to indicate a negative answer, ‘No’. Ryan looked confused at her refusal.
Why is she refusing? Any other stripper would happily jump on the opportunity to be free from this dirty lifestyle so why is she refusing?
She bent down to buckle her sandals before looking up at him. When she noticed the dark look on his face, she smiled and told him softly, “I can’t explain… I can’t explain now but you’ll understand my actions later.”
He didn’t react even when she tiptoed and planted a soft kiss on his lips. It was the sound of the door being closed that awoken him.
He looked at the door calmly and shrugged. He walked to the bathroom to wash up before leaving the club. On his way back home, his phone vibrated with a message and when he read it, he didn’t react… He only turned around and changed his direction.
He stopped by a roadside store first to buy the most expensive clothes they have, he changed into them and then headed to where his brother has been reported to be.
“Sister-in-law!,” He greeted her happily as soon as the door opened, embracing her tightly so that she almost stumbled if he hadn’t held her.
“Why are you hugging my wife like that?,” A deep voice boomed in the sitting room and he let go of Mia with a smile on his face. He walked into the sitting room, pulling Mia with him.
“Hello, brother-in-law… Hello, broth…,” The words got stuck when he saw what has gotten Ryan’s attention. His eyes bulged out and he rushed to Ryan.
“Brother! How could you!? You almost finished the entire plate of cookies,” He cried out as he immediately joined Ryan. But the latter wouldn’t even let him touch a single one on the plate cause he quickly grabbed the plate and held it up high, emptying the plate in a minute.
“Sister-in-law! He finished all the delicious cookies!!,” Scott cried out in an aggrieved tone.
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