NINE

= Previous episode =

"OK. What's the second covenant? " asked Alex who was still faithfully sitting side by side with his lover. I couldn't help but take a deep breath to see her so annoying.

No ... it's not his face that sucks. But the behaviour. Only a few days I know him, he has shown all his true nature. I hope they break up soon.

"The second agreement is ... respect each other's privacy."

"OK!"

"OK, I hope so too," said Alex, who immediately wanted to hurry. I held him, so he sat back down. And Richie has only been watching since earlier. I see he was also having a great time watching me argue with his boyfriend.

"What else?"

"Not. I just want to ask, do you want to eat out or at home? "

Honestly, sometimes Alex's gaze is creepy too. So I was surprised to see him so annoyed when he just accepted the second agreement.

"I want to rest at home, so I eat at home."

"Very nice. We now have wives who can cook. So .. can you cook steak today? " said Alex casually, who did not have the chance to throw me with the pillow because he had left this room as fast as lightning.

“Shit! I asked wrongly! "

Richie laughed, seeing me. He approached me who was grumbling it. While stroking my hair softly, he then offered to help me cook in the kitchen. And immediately, I happily welcome. I hope this is my chance to approach Richie for battle.

"Watch out, Alex. I will snatch your lover, "I monologue to myself.

==

Alex still feels at home in the room while we prepare the ingredients to fulfil his request to cook steak.

It just so happened that he kept shutting himself up, so I freely went out with Richie to the supermarket to shop for refrigerator needs. We left for one of the closest supermarkets. It wasn't very far, only two blocks past our house.

The view is calm, making this place so suitable for relaxing the mind. Along the way, I could see a flock of flamingos or white swans playing casually on the edge of the swamp and lake. Some elderly also look relaxed, enjoying their time by jogging. And some parks are also filled with other families who are having a picnic or playing sports.

Safe and cosy little village. I'm lucky to be a part of this small village even though it's a bit draining on gas because it's far enough to go to work.

We arrived at the supermarket in about 10 minutes by car. The house needs are quite complete, so I just bought a few things that were not in the house. The rest we go-to staples, to buy meat, vegetables and seasonings.

"Does Alex like it spicy?" I asked when I was confused about what sauce to buy.

"Not. For the sauce, he prefers the tomato one. "

I nodded while choosing two bottles of sauce and peanut butter to accompany the bread. Suddenly I remembered what Alex had said about the woman Richie had dated. Do I have a chance to find out?

Richie even looked busy looking at the wall ornaments. He was looking at the plastic flower that resembled the climbing dollar leaf. I suggest buying live plants instead. But Richie refused because he was not very skilled at planting flowers.

"I can teach you."

"I've never seen you plant flowers?" Richie quipped as if he couldn't believe that I could take care of plants.

"Hey ... I have a garden behind the house. Do you think I can't grow flowers? I can even grow vegetables. Are you my friend or not? "

Richie even laughed wide at my story. He still doubts me. We finished shopping and are now lining up to pay. And when I glanced this way and that, I saw Alex standing not far from us.

Jeez! He startled me!

"Alex?"

Richie turned his head to find out. And he was also surprised to see him here alone and buying some cleaning supplies.

"Why are you here?"

"Why? Am I not allowed to come here? " asked Alex sarcastically.

"Are you stalking?" stiffened, who immediately received a cynical gaze from him using two fingers eye to eye as if to say, "I'm watching you."

Jeez!

"I'm tired of living in my own house."

It sounded like a made-up excuse, "Oh yeah, I think you're still mad because of what I said this morning."

"I'm not angry, just a little annoyed," he said, pinching my cheek right in front of everyone. Some find our actions cute. But I thought he was so annoying.

"Do not do it -"

"Oh ... so I can do this with Richie?" he said who did not hesitate to turn his hand to Richie's cheek too. I parried him and immediately asked him to return his hand to my cheek. As a result of my actions, I became everyone's spectacle.

And when I could see Alex's face that closes, why did I realize he was so handsome? I even got nervous when he saw me so intensely.

Oh my God ... why can I be like this?

==

When we got home, we immediately prepared utensils for cooking. And as if he wanted to mess up my time with Richie, Alex took part in this impromptu cooking event. He was in charge of chopping peppers, onions and a few other vegetables for roasting.

Richie prepared the roast himself, and I was softening the meat so it wouldn't get tough while cooking. To cook steak, first of all, I have to do is coat the sirloin with subtle spices, such as soy sauce, baking soda, oyster sauce, salt, pepper and cooking oil. Spread evenly and wait for the herbs to infuse for about 30 minutes. After leaving it for 30 minutes, and the spices soak into the meat evenly. Then you are ready to grill the meat.

While waiting for the meat to cook, I will prepare the sauce. To make the steak sauce, heat the butter in a frying pan then saute the onions until they smell nice and the onions become more wilted. After the onion is wilted, add all the sauce ingredients except the maze in a flour. Stir until well blended, and there are no lumpy parts of the sauce. Add seasonings such as salt and sugar, then taste until the spices are just right. After the herb feels right, dissolve the maze in flour with a little water and pour it on the sauteed sauce, stirring until the sauce thickens and evenly. Finally, remove the dressing and drizzle on top of the steak. Incidentally, Richie also finished roasting the meat, so I just served it over the roasted meat.

Done...

At first, everything went well until Alex started acting up again. He annoys his partner to light a fire, and sometimes they also try to make out behind my back.

At first, I didn't mind either. But over time, this is quite annoying to me. Especially when I saw where Alex's hand was anchored, it turns out that Alex can't keep his promise. I snarled under my breath as I stabbed my knife into the flesh, calling them to come.

“The meat is ready! Come on, eat, "I said irritably.

The two of them glanced at me in fear and then came as I called.

We ate solemnly on the table while enjoying the beautiful view of the green lake. Not a few birds came to ask for nuts or snacks that were on our table.

While feeding, Alex chirped. He asked if I had anything to do today or not.

"Not too."

"Oh .. what design I asked you to finish making?"

I growled at him asking about my work which he repeatedly refused to do.

"Still ... I'm still working on it."

“Good. Today ... can you help me a little? "

I smell something uncomfortable here. Since he had never asked for anything, I just nodded my head in response. And after five minutes, I regretted it.

CONTINUE