Secrets Worth Keeping (Finding my Home #2)- Nikita Parmenter Page 0,123
even caught actually. I replace the lid and shut the oven door to keep it warm whilst I make the rice and naan breads but turn it off. It would be just my luck that I’d burn it now.
I decide to make the naan breads myself, I found this recipe which is super easy and takes hardly any time at all. Rafe walks into the kitchen just as I’m getting a mixing bowl out of the bottom cupboard. I chuckle as he steps up behind me and grabs hold of my hips, glancing back and smirking at him from where I’m still bent over.
“This seems familiar somehow” he comments with a dirty smirk.
“Hmm, does it?” I grin standing up, “I wonder why?” I turn and give him a quick kiss.
“What are you doing?”
“I decided to make the naan breads, want to help?”
“Sure but won’t that take ages?” he asks moving so he can see all the ingredients I’ve set out. “Doesn’t it need to prove for like an hour or something?”
“Normally yes but I found a recipe where you only need to let it prove for twenty minutes and whilst we wait we can do the rice, set the table and make this yoghurt dip thing that I love. No idea what it’s called” I say making him chuckle.
“Alright what do we do then” he asks as he washes his hands.
I talk him through it and it takes no time at all before we have everything done and the table all set. I grin happily at the spread we’ve set out and the curry smells absolutely divine. Whatever extra things Rafe did to it has elevated to new heights and I can tell that without having even tasted it.
“You might want to cover your ears” I say to him grinning when he raises his eyebrow but does as I ask.
“Food!” I yell at the top of my lungs and chuckle when I hear the sounds of heavy footsteps from various places in the house.
“Damn, Ever that’s a set of lungs you’ve got on you!” Riot chuckles as he comes into the kitchen and kisses me before walking to Rafe and doing the same, making me smile.
We all take seats and everyone tucks in.
“This is the best curry I have ever had” I say and Jensen looks at me slightly confused.
“Isn’t this your recipe?” he asks.
“I made the base, which is where I normally stop and call it good but Rafe added loads of extra stuff to it after that and it has honestly never tasted this good” I look over to the adorably blushing man, “you are amazingly talented” I smile as his blush darkens, the others complimenting him too.
Luc’s hand wraps around mine under the table and I turn to face him.
“Thank you, beautiful. It was delicious” he smiles and kisses me.
Before I can reply both our phones buzz from where they are on the table and I frown slightly as I reach forward and grab it, Luc doing the same with his. When I look at it, I see a message from Luc’s aunt.
I quickly open it up and all of the air leaves me in a rush.
All she’s sent is a photo that she took yesterday. I have no idea when, but what’s completely thrown me, is that the picture is of Luc holding one of the twins, with his arm around me as I look up at him and we look like a little family. He’s looking at me like I’m his entire world and I’m looking at him with all the feelings I thought I kept hidden on my face. A sense of yearning fills me, I want that in the future. My eyes fill and I glance up at Luc to find him already looking down at me. His own eyes swimming with emotion.
“Are you ok?” he whispers softly, his eyes studying my features.
My throats tight and I’m not really sure why I’m reacting like this but I shake my head no.
He immediately stands up and pulls me up with him, turning us away from the table as he wraps his arm around me and I immediately burry my face in his chest.
“We’ll be back in a minute guys” Luc calls over his shoulder.
“Everything ok?” Cash asks concerned.
“Yeah it’s fine. Don’t eat the cake without me again, Jensen” Luc answers as we start up the stairs and effectively distracting them as they fall into an argument about why Jensen doesn’t need to taste test