Chapter 67 : You Are A Naughty Boy , Go Sit In The Corner!
Olli was glad when they finally reached Schneider's.
Christian had maintained a stony silence on the 1 hr 15 minute drive back into the city.
Olli exited the car and braced himself for the talking to … more like verbal whoop ass …that Charlie was about to give him.
Which started as soon as he set the first step inside; a hand grabbed him by the ear and he was dragged yelping in pain through the crowded restaurant, a nice matinee show for the patrons. His embarrassment was doubled when he heard Christian's and Olivia snicker at his predicament. To add insult to injury they then high fived.
He found himself in Charlie's office and was pushed into a chair. Charlie stood in front of him hands on hips glaring down at him. Something about her this stance always turned him back into a five year old.
He looked up at her with pleading eyes. She caught his ear again and slowly twisting it hissed, "Puppy dog eyes aren't going to get you forgiveness this time Mister!"
Letting go off his ear she bent over him and got in his face, "Do you have any idea what you put US through? Running off like that into a snow storm."
"It hardly snowed ac…." He trailed off as she narrowed her eyes.
"I am sorry…" he said meekly.
Charlie straightened and turned away.
He heard her sigh and then sniff.
The office door opened and a jovial voice boomed, "I see you are home safe and sound!" as a heavy hand slapped his back.
"That wasn't very nice scaring Charlie like that, I expected better of you Oliver." Sascha sadly said to him patting his shoulder.
"Charlie you know me under pressure I always follow my flight instinct." Olli said in explanation.
Charlie turned and slapped him hard.
"THAT is the worst excuse I've ever heard!" she screeched.
Olli sat rubbing his smarting cheek.
He heard the door shut softly, and a gentle hand caressed his reddened cheek.
"Well… you totally deserved that." Christian's said kneeling down in front of him then kissed him on the cheek.
"He is not getting out of this that easily Christian! You promised you'd stay outta the way." Charlie lectured. "I've been protecting him all my life so he has been getting off the hook everytime. Not this time. This time it's gonna be different. Oliver you will have to earn forgiveness."
Oliver stared back at her, he wondered what Charlie had in mind for him.
"For starters you are grounded for a month." Charlie declared.
"G…GROUNDED!" Oliver spluttered, "What am I? TWELVE?"
"If you act like one, you will be treated like one" Christian informed him sagely.
Charlie bit back a smile, "Christian is absolutely right."
"You two can't be serious…. How do you plan to ground a 30 year old man? I have a job and responsilbilities."
"Well simple. You will only work. No parties. No socializing. That includes events at No arrange everything. But on event nights you will remain upstairs" Christian listed and explained.
Then noticing the leery expression on Oliver's face and realizing what Oliver was thinking of doing on event nights, after a brief pause said with emphasis, "AND No Extra-curricular activities."
"You have gotta be kidding about the last part." Oliver responded looking up at him with a smirk and cocked an eyebrow.
"Nope … I am serious." Christian replied with an angelic winning smile.
Oliver gaped at him his too shocked to come up with a response.
Charlie though couldn't control herself and hurriedly left her office so that she could laugh at Oliver's expression as he digested that his fiance seriously intended to carry out the painful punishment.
