Dwaal [GxG]

Chapter 21

I stood there frozen in my spot as I made eye contact with the very familiar brown eyes of my mothers. Then, I saw them light up, and a huge grin adorned her face. She immediately brought me and smashed me into a hug. I grunted out loud. At first, my limbs didn't want to move, but I soon reciprocated the hug.

"Oh, my baby Lareina. I have missed you so, so much!" She pulled back and looked at me, then looked over the rest of the group.

"Come, come. Dinner is almost ready." My mom rushed us inside. "Lareina is home!" My mom shouted out into the massive home. I swear I heard her voice echo. I soon heard, what sounded like a stampede upstairs, make its way towards the stairs. I looked up and saw all of my siblings fighting one another to go down the staircase first. I chuckled at this and smiled wide. Soon I had people crashing into me, and a group hug was formed.

"We've missed you so much, Lareina!" My sister, Gracie's voice, rang out. They spoke in agreement.

"How was Europe?" I looked at them, confused for a second. Noor elbowed me, and then I remembered.

"It was beautiful. It's good to be back home and seeing all of you, though. I really missed you guys." I could feel my emotions flare a little bit, and I could tear try and prickle at my eyes, but I fought them off successfully.

"Madam, dinner is ready." A gentleman came out of nowhere.

"Come on, everyone, let's go eat and catch up." So we all made our way towards the dining room. On the way there, my sister Nina locked arms with me.

"Mom, actually agreed to get maids and butlers?" I whispered in shock. My sister hummed.

"Who's the hottie? In fact, they are all hot." I looked back at Noor briefly and saw her smirking. Oh, this is going to inflate her ego to astronomical heights.

"The hot one is my girlfriend. The other two are our friends." She was about to say something, but I already knew what it was. "They are both dating each other." I cut her off again. "Yes, it's a strong, healthy relationship. Set your sights on someone else." She lightly huffed.

The dining room was massive, like the rest of the house. I still can't believe my mother agreed to have servants around the house. She's always been so strong-willed and always wanted to do everything by herself. She barely let me help.

We all found a seat, and quickly doors opened, and in poured servants carrying plates of food. I felt my stomach start to growl and my mouth water. I didn't realize how hungry I was till now.

"Smells delicious, mom." I thanked the servant as they sat the food down in front of me. I saw the young man blush. Then, I looked over and saw Noor roll her eyes.

"I wrote a cookbook, actually, so it's my recipe." Again I am shocked. She never told us her secret ingredients, and here she is now, having written a cookbook and is sharing family recipes. "Don't worry; no one still knows the secret ingredients. I always go in and have everyone leave and put the final touches on everything." She smirked and took a drink of her wine. Wait, she's drinking wine. What has happened to my mother?

"So, are you going to introduce us to your friends?" My brother Brandon spoke up. I felt bad. I just now noticed I forgot to make introductions.

"Right! Sorry. So this is Hannah, this is her girlfriend Naiomi, and this... This is my girlfriend, Noor." I looked at everyone and saw nothing but smiles.

"Wow. Look at you actually settling down. Never thought that would happen." Luke chuckled out.

Soon the table succumbed to multiple conversations. Everyone was getting to know one another. Finally, I sat back a bit and took it all in. It felt so good being at home with my family. Of course, I have found a family of sorts in the supernatural realm, but it still doesn't beat blood. I know sometimes blood isn't thicker than water, but for me, it was. I was fortunate and grateful for this.