~Chapter 13
Michael came home that evening to the smell of food and Victoria standing at the counter, a one place setting set out with the food. She was standing behind the counter, an elbow leaning on it. When he came in she said, "I felt you coming."
"What's all this?" -Michael asked, coming over.
"Just some food. I thought you might like some home cooked stuff." -Victoria.
Michael looked down and there was fried chicken, biscuits, mashed potatoes and gravy. All home cooked, a guy's dream. "I think I could count on one hand, the times I've eaten a home cooked meal." He looked up at her, "So how'd you do it?"
"It was simple. I would have you to know that I have many skills."- Victoria.
"Uh huh." Michael said as he reached for the food. "Well, I would never have thought cooking would be one of them." He tried a bite of everything and he stopped and didn't say anything, so she didn't know if he liked it or not.
She came around the counter and over to where he sat at it. She stroked his long hair and asked, "You like?"
He looked up at her to where she stood at his side and burst into a big, toothy grin. A genuine one, if not a bit goofy. Victoria couldn't help grinning back. She kissed his smooth cheek. "I take that as a yes." Michael was busy delving into the food when Max came home.
Victoria turned around.
"Hey." He said as he came in. Michael merely grunted, busily eating. And Victoria asked Max, "Have you eaten?"
"No. But I don't want to intrude." -Max.
"Not possible." Victoria said, going back around the counter into the little kitchenette. She picked up another plate and handed it to Max. "I insist. There's enough to feed 10 people."
Max smiled and came over and took the plate. "Or 2 people and Michael."
Victoria laughed.
Michael just waved his hand at them dismissively and then said to Victoria, "Aren't you eating? You could use some food."
She put her hands on her hips and said, "Why Michael Guerin, do you not like me this thin?"
"I prefer." Michael said and then he made a motion of curves.
"And what about you Max?" Victoria glanced at him.
"Depends on the person." -Max.
"Oh come on Maxwell. Agree with me here. She needs to eat. She had the perfect body."- Michael.
Victoria came around and yanked a tendril of Michael's hair. "Well thank you.I think." He scrunched away.
"Alright, I agree. It's two against one - you must eeeeeaaat." Max said teasingly as he started to do just that himself.
Victoria shook her head at the two and helped herself to some of the food too. A few minutes later Victoria said, "I had a visitor today- actually a couple."
"Who?" -Max.
"An attorney - of Adam Winthrop. He said he'd been trying to find me, because since I'm 18, I have an inheritance - as he didn't have any close living relatives." -Victoria.
Michael frowned at the mention of that name and then he asked, "How much is it?"
"Oh I don't know exactly. Several U.S. and international bank accounts. Suffice to say, I think, a lot." -Victoria.
"So what are you going to do?" -Max asked.
"Well that brings me to my other visitor. Saelar came by to tell me that he's leaving today and he says I can take over his hotel apartment until he gets back." -Victoria.
"This Saelar. I didn't know you were so close with him." Michael commented.
"Well, he keeps in touch now and then." Victoria said, sliding her glance over to Max who shared it knowingly.
"Are you going to move there?" -Max.
"Well, I think that it would probably be best. As Saelar said, it's larger, nicer, safer."
"Excuse this place for not being a palace." -Michael.
Victoria looped her arm around Michael's shoulder. "No. It's not that at all. It's very crowded here with the three of us. And I thank you for bringing me here, but hey - just think, it can go back to being a bachelor pad." Victoria said with a smile.
"Well in that case, when are you moving?" -Michael asked.
"Anytime I guess, seeing as I have very little to take. I thought I could go on over there tonight." -Victoria.
"Do you need help. with anything?" Max asked.
Victoria shook her head.
Michael stood up. "I'll stay over there tonight too.. Just so you won't be by yourself the first night." He looked at her.
"Okay then." -Victoria.
Victoria gathered her stuff together a little while later, basically only a bag full. Victoria went over to Max where he stood in the kitchenette.
"Did Saelar say anything else?" he asked quietly.
"He said that we needed to continue 'the sessions' on our own." -Victoria whispered.
"Can we do that?" -Max
"I believe so. Also, he all but ordered me *and* you to go live there. I told him of course, that you wouldn't be up for that." -Victoria.
"No, I don't think that would be a great idea right now." -Max.
Victoria nodded.
They turned as Michael said at the door, "You coming?"
Victoria looked back at Michael then Max, smiled, then ran over to the door and outside where they hopped on Michael's motorcycle and went away to the hotel.
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Michael came home that evening to the smell of food and Victoria standing at the counter, a one place setting set out with the food. She was standing behind the counter, an elbow leaning on it. When he came in she said, "I felt you coming."
"What's all this?" -Michael asked, coming over.
"Just some food. I thought you might like some home cooked stuff." -Victoria.
Michael looked down and there was fried chicken, biscuits, mashed potatoes and gravy. All home cooked, a guy's dream. "I think I could count on one hand, the times I've eaten a home cooked meal." He looked up at her, "So how'd you do it?"
"It was simple. I would have you to know that I have many skills."- Victoria.
"Uh huh." Michael said as he reached for the food. "Well, I would never have thought cooking would be one of them." He tried a bite of everything and he stopped and didn't say anything, so she didn't know if he liked it or not.
She came around the counter and over to where he sat at it. She stroked his long hair and asked, "You like?"
He looked up at her to where she stood at his side and burst into a big, toothy grin. A genuine one, if not a bit goofy. Victoria couldn't help grinning back. She kissed his smooth cheek. "I take that as a yes." Michael was busy delving into the food when Max came home.
Victoria turned around.
"Hey." He said as he came in. Michael merely grunted, busily eating. And Victoria asked Max, "Have you eaten?"
"No. But I don't want to intrude." -Max.
"Not possible." Victoria said, going back around the counter into the little kitchenette. She picked up another plate and handed it to Max. "I insist. There's enough to feed 10 people."
Max smiled and came over and took the plate. "Or 2 people and Michael."
Victoria laughed.
Michael just waved his hand at them dismissively and then said to Victoria, "Aren't you eating? You could use some food."
She put her hands on her hips and said, "Why Michael Guerin, do you not like me this thin?"
"I prefer." Michael said and then he made a motion of curves.
"And what about you Max?" Victoria glanced at him.
"Depends on the person." -Max.
"Oh come on Maxwell. Agree with me here. She needs to eat. She had the perfect body."- Michael.
Victoria came around and yanked a tendril of Michael's hair. "Well thank you.I think." He scrunched away.
"Alright, I agree. It's two against one - you must eeeeeaaat." Max said teasingly as he started to do just that himself.
Victoria shook her head at the two and helped herself to some of the food too. A few minutes later Victoria said, "I had a visitor today- actually a couple."
"Who?" -Max.
"An attorney - of Adam Winthrop. He said he'd been trying to find me, because since I'm 18, I have an inheritance - as he didn't have any close living relatives." -Victoria.
Michael frowned at the mention of that name and then he asked, "How much is it?"
"Oh I don't know exactly. Several U.S. and international bank accounts. Suffice to say, I think, a lot." -Victoria.
"So what are you going to do?" -Max asked.
"Well that brings me to my other visitor. Saelar came by to tell me that he's leaving today and he says I can take over his hotel apartment until he gets back." -Victoria.
"This Saelar. I didn't know you were so close with him." Michael commented.
"Well, he keeps in touch now and then." Victoria said, sliding her glance over to Max who shared it knowingly.
"Are you going to move there?" -Max.
"Well, I think that it would probably be best. As Saelar said, it's larger, nicer, safer."
"Excuse this place for not being a palace." -Michael.
Victoria looped her arm around Michael's shoulder. "No. It's not that at all. It's very crowded here with the three of us. And I thank you for bringing me here, but hey - just think, it can go back to being a bachelor pad." Victoria said with a smile.
"Well in that case, when are you moving?" -Michael asked.
"Anytime I guess, seeing as I have very little to take. I thought I could go on over there tonight." -Victoria.
"Do you need help. with anything?" Max asked.
Victoria shook her head.
Michael stood up. "I'll stay over there tonight too.. Just so you won't be by yourself the first night." He looked at her.
"Okay then." -Victoria.
Victoria gathered her stuff together a little while later, basically only a bag full. Victoria went over to Max where he stood in the kitchenette.
"Did Saelar say anything else?" he asked quietly.
"He said that we needed to continue 'the sessions' on our own." -Victoria whispered.
"Can we do that?" -Max
"I believe so. Also, he all but ordered me *and* you to go live there. I told him of course, that you wouldn't be up for that." -Victoria.
"No, I don't think that would be a great idea right now." -Max.
Victoria nodded.
They turned as Michael said at the door, "You coming?"
Victoria looked back at Michael then Max, smiled, then ran over to the door and outside where they hopped on Michael's motorcycle and went away to the hotel.
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