Part 115
Nathan's POV
Today was a fairly lazy day at Victor's house. Mr. B had Silas and North going to some impound lot to look over a car for him. Victor was glued to his computer. Doc slept for a good portion of the day. Sang, Kota, Gabriel, Luke and I played Xbox and made lunch and dinner.
After dinner I told Kota we should go home. We both had things to take care of at our houses. Sang got up to join us. Luke and North needed to get back to work at the diner in the morning and the others all felt the need to go home too.
Once we got to my house, Peanut sorted through all her clothes and had a mountain of laundry. "Do you want to sort your laundry and we will wash our clothes together?" She asked me.
"Sure. We can watch a movie while we fold."
"Living on the wild side? Laundry and a movie!" She teased.
"To show you just how wild I am, I will even let you pick the movie."
"I was going to ask that we watch a girly movie for mynreward. How about we do that now? You can make popcorn and I know Luke has a bag of candy stashed here somewhere we can raid."
"You want to watch a chick flick with me? For your reward? Is that really a reward?"
"Yes it's a reward. Well, as long as you keep the comments to a minimum about how bored you are."
"Which movie?"
"Let me look at Netflix." She pulled up the list of instant streaming romance movies. "How about 'Kate and Leopold'? It has Wolverine in it!"
"That's not Wolverine, that's Huge Jackman being an old English dude."
"Please? You agreed that I got a reward of MY choice. This is what I choose." She folded her arms over her chest.
I plopped down on the couch, "you're right. If this is the reward you want, your reward you shall get." I got up and grabbed the load of white laundry and took it to the laundry room. Peanut went to find Luke's stash of candy. Once the laundry was started I made popcorn.
Peanut started the movie and sat with a bag of gummy bears in her lap. I brought in the bowl of popcorn and sat with my arm behind her shoulders. She snuggled into my shoulder. Then I got a text.
Kota: I'm bored. What are you two doing?
Me: watching a chick flick and doing laundry
Kota: you agreed to a chick flick?
Me: it is her reward apparently
Kota: oh, have fun then. See you tomorrow.
Me: if you're bored you can come watch with us and do laundry too.
Kota: I don't want to interrupt Ten's reward. I think this is really for just the two of you.
"Who are you texting?" Peanut asked me.
"Kota was bored and asked what we were doing." I responded.
"Aww, he's so cute." I don't know how to respond to that.
"I told him he can come watch the movie with us and do laundry."
"If he wants to." She shrugged her shoulders.
Me: Peanut says to come over if you want to.
Less than a minute later, the front door opened and a bag of laundry entered the room followed by Kota. Ha ha, It looks like we all have a mountain of laundry. Sang paused the beginning of the movie to wait until Kota joined us. He sorted his clothes into the different piles we had laying on the floor.
"What are we watching?" Kota asked.
"Kate and Leopold". Peanut chirped.
"Ooo, is that the one about the scientist who found the ripple in the fabric of time?" I am seriously concerned for my friend right now. He KNOWS this movie?
"It says it is a romance, and I saw Wolverine on the cover, so I thought Nathan might like it, too."
"I told you that is NOT Wolverine!" I grumped.
"This one actually has some good comedy to it." Kota told me, then looked at Sang, "And of course, the sweet romance side of it." Kota reassured Peanut.
"I can't believe you watched this movie." I blurted out.
"My mom asked me to watch it with her, so I did." He shrugged his shoulders.
"You're such a sap!" I teased.
"Actually, it has a good comparison of how men use to put thought into asking a lady out as compared to today. My mom wanted to make sure I knew how to treat Sang right." He smiled and winked at her.
"Come on! Everyone knows the best movie for male dating advice is 'Hitch'." I countered.
"Let's watch them both and have Sang be the judge of which movie gave better dating/romance advice." Kota challenged.
Sang did that girly giggle thing that has all of us getting a little tight in our pants. "Fine, it might take two movies to finish all this laundry anyway. But then, NO more girly movies until I have watched at least 5 horror or action movies." I was laying down the law. I am not going to watch a bunch of chick flicks.
Part way through the movie, Peanut got up to move the wash to the drier and start the next load. We had paused the movie to wait for her. "Anyone need a drink?" She asked, pointing toward the kitchen.
"You don't have to get us drinks Peanut."
"I'm already standing up. If you want something, speak now or forever hold your peace."
"I'll take a water please." Kota stated.
"Me too." I confirmed. Now that she spoke of a drink, I feel thirsty. She brought back 3 bottles of water.
We got back to the movie. I think I threw up in my mouth when Huge Jackman described in the movie, 'where I come from, the meal is a reflection of thought, yadda, yadda, yadda!' Kill me now! Why did I ever agree to watch this movie?
Peanut sighed when Huge Jackman's character was doing the commercial spot. "Fresh Creamery Butter...."
"What was it about that part that you like Ten?" Kota asked quietly.
"His accent and the kind look in his eyes." She answered in a whisper.
By the end of the movie Peanut was wiping away tears from her face. "They found each other, even though they lived in different time periods. And her relationship, of 4 years, had to be bad so she could find her love." *audible sigh*
I groaned and got up to change the laundry again. I brought out the whites to be folded while Kota switched movies. I can at least handle watching Will Smith in Hitch. He at least is trying to help dudes get the girl.
We laughed a lot through this movie. I noticed Kota's cheeks heated up a little as he picked up some lacy white panties. But instead of throwing them at Sang, he folded them and put them in her pile.
When the movie was over, it was fairly late and all the laundry was finally done. "So, now we have watched them both, which movie gave better dating advice Peanut?"
"Hitch probably gave better dating advice, but Kate and Leopold was more romantic. The old man across the street that played the music from Breakfast at Tiffany's every night before bed to remind him of his wife, that would have been something Mr. Peters would have done. You guys know, I could never change the inside of that home right? Maybe furniture, because he told me to sell it or keep it, but he insisted that I keep his wife's memory and love alive. That means the structure will stay the same."
"It is your house Ten. You can do with it what you see fit. But I like the idea of keeping it the same. It is not everyday that you see people stay married for over 50 years. My mom will never have that, even if she were to remarry.
"Bedtime then?" I interrupted as they were starting to look longingly into each other's eyes.
"Bedtime." Peanut agreed.
"Goodnight then. I will see you both tomorrow." Kota said as he collected his laundry and stood up.
"You're not staying?" Peanut asked.
"No, I'll sleep in my bed tonight. I love you Ten." He stepped forward and kissed her between the eyes.
"Sleep well 52."
Sang went to get ready for bed and I walked behind Kota to lock up after he left. He looked back at me and then chuckled. "What? Why are you laughing?"
"You should be happy I'm leaving. Watching Kate and Leopold and thinking of Mr. & Mrs. Peters love of over 50 years.... You're a lucky bastard."
"What? You think she's going to want to make out from that?"
"Nathan, did you learn nothing from tonight's movies?" He shook his head at me and left.
There weren't any hot and heavy make out scenes in either movie. There weren't any men taking their clothes off in the movie. I think Kota has lost it.
I locked up and went to get ready for bed. When I was done I found Sang laying on the bed with a smile that says she is guilty about something. I turned out the light and climbed in bed next to her. "Why do you look guilty Peanut?"
"I just was thinking I wanted to snuggle in close with you." She burrowed herself in tight to my body. I ran my hands through her hair to pull it away from her face. Then she kissed my chin. Along my jaw. Down my neck. Across my shoulder. Huh? Maybe Kota was right after all!
I hooked my leg over her hip and pulled her in tight with my leg. Half rolling on top of her, but still holding my weight off of Sang, I kissed her lips, running my tongue over the seam of her mouth. My hand in her hair helped me guide the angle of her head so I could gain entrance to her mouth and deepen the kiss.
We French kissed until we were both short of breath. I tilted her head back to open her neck to me. I continued to trail kisses down her neck to the hallow at the base of her neck. She was breathing heavily. Her fingers were twined in my hair. I could continue kissing her all night long but I know we need to sleep. A peck to her throat, a peck to her chin, a peck to her lips, a peck to her nose and I turned her over so I could spoon her and hold her all night long.
"Goodnight my Peanut."
"I love you Honey." We fell asleep, me wrapped around her body. I would have good dreams tonight.