God of thunder’s possessive love

Cooking

/////Sena's pov //////

I returned home ,after visiting aunt Carol. Aunt Carol is a sweet lady in her mid fifties and a single mother . She is a mother figure to me who always provides me with the warmth of mother's love and showers me with her advice and care . Her determination and positive attitude towards life inspires me in the way I never thought was possible . She is one of the strongest women I have ever crossed paths with .

Koraie's father divorced her when Koraie was six . Initially , like everybody -Aunt Carol thought that he left her because of an affair with his secretary but later was relieved that he was suffering from brain tumour . He divorced her in order to protect her and Koraie from the pain and could make it easy for them to move on . He did this to keep his family happy . His unconditional love for aunt Carol and Koraie truely moved me . And I am glad that he could spend his last days with his family .

At the end of the day , it's family that matters . The story of Aunt Carol and Koraie's father , restored my belief in love . Maybe in the future I could find my better half , just as aunt Carol found Koraie's dad and my mom found my dad .

And if you are wondering about the dress then yes!! I bought that dress ,although initially I had no intentions of attending the reunion .But the dress was so alluring that I couldn't resist and finally bought it . And I'm kind of glad that I did , because now I am sure about attending the reunion . It's just a reunion , right ?

And I am a completely changed person now . It's no big deal .

"We will see that at reunion ,girl" mini-me is back with her discouraging comments

"oh you are back!!! was kinda missing your irritating commentary" I rolled my eyes at mini-me .

Ironic ; I am rolling my eyes at myself . Great !!! Hope that I don't turn into a complete psycho .

"You have no right to roll your eyes on me , just because you are missing your crush"

"I am not missing anybody " I stated .

Eric and Elliot were not home when I returned .

"Then why did you walk straight to the kitchen?" mini-me smirked .

"To get a glass of water . I was thirsty " I defended myself after a minute of thinking .

"That is the lamest excuse I have ever heard , but I will let it slip ..... " mini-me added "for now"

It is so exhausting to argue with our subconscious .

I let out huff , when I heard the front door burst open . Eric entered with a furious expression on his face . His nostrils were flaring in anger , as if he would kill anybody who crossed his path . He straight away walked in his room without sparing me a glance and shut the bedroom door with a loud thud .

Elliot entered after him with a pile of files and a grumpy look on his face . I raise a questioning eye-brow at him with a look of confusion written all over my face .

He set the pile of files on the coffee table and signalled me to follow him in the backyard .

I followed him to the backyard .

He stood facing the loan with a grave expression on his devilishly handsome face . I mean can a man be attractive , even when he is grumpy!!!!!

"So... uhh .. what happened to change his jolly mood into total disaster.“ I inquired .

"The head of the astronomy and the extra terrestrial department of the university is not ready to acknowledge or accept our data of the Saturn and its rings" Elliot explained "According to them our data is not accurate or reliable"

"What do they mean 'data is not reliable'? Did they analyse it ?"

"No , they straight away rejected it , calling it a bull s**t and waste of time" he spited angrily "Because it was different from the data recorded by their team with the use of high resolution telescope"

He was angry too . Obviously , if I was in his shoes , I would have had the same reaction . They have been working their ass-off to gather every minute detail since last month . I remember , Eric told me how excited he was to witness this once in a lifetime event , when he called me last month . They really put great effort into it .

"How the f**k they can call it a bull-s**t" I broke the silence "You guys worked so hard to gathered and process all the data"

"That's life , not every time we are appreciated for our efforts , many a time it blows up on our face too" He stated with a scowl on his face , as if all together he is referring to something else .

"You know , Eric got an offer from the National school of Astronomy to work as a senior data analyser , but he turned it off, reasoning out that he would lose his mind ." I said after a while "He wanted to pursue his ambition of living Astronomy and teaching it to young passionate minds ."

"I wonder , what would have happened if he had accepted the offer?" I questioned no one in particular .

"Probably he would have turned psycho " he chuckled , bringing small smile on my lips too

I let out a sigh .

"Poor Eric !!" I huffed .

"Don't worry , he is a strong headed man . He will find a way and if not , then he will create his own." he assured me .

I simply nodded .

"Anyway , How was your day? At Least better than ours" he smiled.

"It was good , actually better" I shrugged .

"Glad , at least one of us had a great day ." He gave me an assuring smile which automatically brought a smile to my lips too .

"So a photographer is your type?" it came out as a question rather than a statement .

I give him a questioning look , totally confused at his statement .

"I mean , it's kind of weird that a photographer is interested in a designer rather than a model, " he said, biting his lips .

I bursted into laughter at his theory . Was he really jealous ? And that too of Koraie !!!

He raised his eye-brow at my unexpected reaction .

“I and Koraie are just friends . nothing more nothing less" I said , finally freeing him from his agony .

I saw a spark in his ocean blue eyes for a split second . But maybe I imagined it .

I headed towards the door . But before i enter the house , I turned back and said with mischievous grin on my lips "Just for your information , Koraie would choose you over me at any given day"

His eyes widened in shock at the revelation .

The revelation hit him like a splash of cold water on a winter morning . Initially , Shocked expression was later turned to relief . I smirked and left him to digest the newly found information on his own . I was kind of glad at his reaction .

As soon as I entered the living area my smirk was replaced with the worried expression . Eric was still locked in his room . I wonder what he was doing there . I feel bad for him .

I need to do something to lift his mood . But the question is 'WHAT?'

After considering all my options , I finally settled for cooking . Yes! It is best to turn his sour mood . After all, what can give you more happiness than delicious food . I will cook a mouth-wateringly delicious dinner for him . And also for Elliot.

I entered the kitchen .

"What am I witnessing !!!! You are cooking for handsome-hunk" mini-me said .

"Not only for him but for both Eric and Elliot." I stressed that last part for clarity "As they both had the bad day"

"Make as many excuses as you want ." mini-me mocked "Anyway I am here to just remind you that you cannot cook"

O s**t!!! My cooking skills are limited to bread and butter , to at most at half-fry or omelette .

I am doomed .

Wait!! I can get help from 'youtube' . Yes , I can refer to recipes from youtube . Anyway , how hard can it be !!

So After half an hour , all I managed to do was chop some vegetables , half burn bread setting on the table , and completely burn chicken .

So all in all I made a mess in the kitchen .

I let a frustrated sigh at the sight of the mess I have created .

"oohh ! did the tycoon hit the kitchen to leave such disaster behind '' Elliot stated with a frown on his face , as he watched the mess I have created .

"And The tycoon was named Sena" I replied with a bored look on my face .

"Really , just curious 'how you managed to turn the once well arranged kitchen into a total mess?'" he asked with a mocking smile .

"Well, I thought I would cook to uplift the spirit of Eric and yours - but turned into THIS '' I replied pointing at the mess .

"If you allow me , I can help you"

It's better to surrender when you are losing . So I let him help me . Well , to be precise I handed him all the things he asked for , along with setting the table , whereas he did all the cooking . And other than that I was ogling him as he smoothly moved around the kitchen .

After the table was set , I called Eric -who was in a little bit better mood than the evening .

We had our dinner in complete silence . It was not the awarked type of silence but the peaceful one .

After clearing the table and once done with dishes , I retired to my room , where Eric and Elliot proceeded towards the backyard to finish their observation , so they could derive the final conclusion . Eric never gives-up even after facing failure . He has this unbreakable spirit and passion for astronomy which cannot be dented by rejection .