Rough Desire

Loud beeping woke me up from my peaceful sleep. I groaned out loud annoyed from the sudden disturbance as I searched the bed for my phone. What time was it? I thought forcing my eyes to open. 11am damn had I really slept in that late. My workaholic parents would be long gone by now, already half way through their day. I picked up a tshirt off my bedroom floor and throw it on while making my way over to the window to see what all the fuss was about. A large furniture delivery van was parked in my neighbors drive way. Oh great new neighbors. I sarcastically thought. The house next door had been empty for years and I like it that way. I wasn't the biggest people person, don't get my wrong it wasn't as much as a confidence issue but more I had been alone most of my life and well I guess it grew on me plus most people just bored me to quickly. I watched the men move a few items inside before losing interest and decided to make my way to the kitchen instead.  When you are a girl like me with plenty of time on your hands you start finding ways to entertain yourself and what better way then baking up a treat. I loved cooking, something about creating something from nothing was so satisfying not to mention the happiness it gave me making someone else happy with the things I had done.  My music blasted through the house as I worked on my master piece well truth be told there was more singing and dancing happening then baking but who's in a rush right. After five hours I was finally finished and looked over my work like a proud mother. Gooey chocolate caramel brownies and mini vanilla cupcakes with cute little flower icing sat neatly in the center of the kitchen table. I also decided half way through baking to make dinner for my parents they had been working over time lately to keep up with all the bills and a plate of steak mash and veggies seemed liked the appropriate way to say thank you. There was still about an hour before they came home and so I went back to my room to shower and change into some real clothes, My parents weren't strict but I knew they would prefer not to come home to see me in just underwear and a tshirt. I threw myself onto my bed and wasted some time on my phone while i waited for the empty house to be filled with noise other then mine and after two hours of waiting they were finally home.  I could hear them arguing as soon as they walked through the door, unfortunately something that was happening often lately. I knew they still loved each other but the stress of their jobs mixed with stress of bills and lastly the frustration of hardly getting anytime together had been eating at them slowly turning the once happy couple into one that could no longer stand being around each other.    "Hay dad. Hay mum. Why were you guys so late again?" I asked bursting into the kitchen and interrupting them mid conversation.  "Hay sweetie, Why don't you ask your dad." My mum answered her glaring eyes not leaving my dad from their hold. "Ask me. Right cause its my fault I'm working my ass off for this family. scheduling meetings over time just to make ends meet." "Don't you give me that bullshit Thomas, I bet you were wasting time with that hoe Tara again. While I sat in the hot car waiting for your ass." my mother hissed back "Would you stop calling Tara a hoe, shes my assistant. Molly I've told you a thousand times there is nothing happening between us." he replied "Okay got it. Mums pissed, dads late, Taras a hoe. thanks." I sarcastically said "Now I made dinner if anyone is interested and I made brownies" I pointed to the kitchen table with a cheeky smile spread on my face "mmm yum thanks Ava your the best daughter anyone could have"  My parents looked at each other and rolled there eyes. I always had a way of lightening up their moods. My dad dropped his bags down and plonked himself into the chair closest to him "Thanks honey but I remember teaching you to respect your elders as a child so don't think now that your 18 that means you can go around calling people a hoe." "You fathers right sweetie." My mother sat across from him and glared at him "Even if she is a hoe that's not your place to say" "Ah How does the wise old saying go again....Oh yeah thats right Do as I say not as I do" I replied cheekly "When did you become such a big smart ass" my mother tried to say holding back her laugh "Oh I think that started about 18 years ago" I said happy to have changed their moods "So whats did you get up to today then?" My father asked as he dug into his food "Just worked my magic in the kitchen as usual."  "I see that. You've made enough sweets to feed an army." he chucked "What were you planning on feeding the whole neighborhood"   "Oh speaking of! I saw we have new neighbors!" My mum jumped in "Maybe you could take some over to them" "I don't know mum. You see they woke me up from my beauty sleep and well I don't think they deserve to taste this sweet slice of heaven right here" I held up one of the cupcakes and stroked it gently. "Then give them some brownies" My dad said snatching the cupcake from my hand and biting into it "I think it will be good for you to get some human interactions" "And what do you call this" I answered swinging my hand from him to mum "Human interaction other then me and your mum honey" "Sweetie I think what your dad is trying to say is get out live a little. you're 18 you should be living your best life not stuck at home all the time" "But I liked it this way. This is me living my best life" I argued "Seriously Ava whats the worst that could happen. just go over there tomorrow and give them a few brownies say hi welcome to the neighborhood and that is it, done." My father said slightly annoyed "Whats the worst that could happen? He could be an old wrinkly perv thats what!"  "Ava!" my dad shouted "Fine" I sighed