Wicked Hot

Chapter 22

A/N: The image above does not belong to me. It belongs to the person who uploaded it on the internet.

Third Person POV

Peat's dad had just driven his car into his driveway when his phone started to ring.

"Good evening, Mr. Chueluecha, this is your neighbor Thanawat across the street," Peat's dad heard Thanawat saying.

"Yes, hi, Thanawat," said Peat's dad, "And you don't have to be too formal with me. Just call me Arak."

"Okay, thanks," said Thanawat. "The reason I'm calling is because your son Peat is at my house right now. Earlier this afternoon he had offered to treat my elbow wound because he said he had First Aid training in school and he did it very well. If it's okay with you, I would like to invite him to dinner here at my house to repay him for his kind service."

"Of course!" Peat's dad exclaimed with a wide grin.

'Good job, son' Peat's dad said under his breath.

"I'm sorry I didn't catch that," Thanawat said.

"Oh no, no, no, I wasn't saying anything," Peat's dad quickly denied. "Enjoy your dinner with my son! I'm glad that he took good care of you."

"Thank you," said Thanawat, "I will send him home right after dinner."

"Oh no, no, no, you don't have to do that!" Peat's dad protested strongly. "Let him stay and keep you company. Tomorrow is Tuesday, and at Peat's school Tuesday is literally a free day. They don't have to turn in assignments. They get to spend the whole day doing activities in their chosen school clubs."

"Thank you," said Thanawat again, but only out of politeness to Peat's dad. Thanawat had no intention of letting Peat stay at his place after dinner.

After cutting the call, Thanawat instructed his housekeeper Pete to put together a dinner of lemon drizzled calamari steak and micro greens salad.

Pete proceeded to the kitchen and got himself busy preparing dinner for his master and his guest. He started to worry over his master. 

Peat was, in Pete's opinion, a sneaky one. He could tell that Peat was smitten with his master. He hoped that his master would not fall for Peat's dirty tricks. His master had already been badly hurt in the past. Pete did not want someone who was obviously much younger than his master to break his master's heart. Pete was sure that later on when Peat was much older, he would just dump his master for someone his own age.

"Dinner is ready!" Pete announced as he walked into the living room.

His master and Peat were watching some comedy show on TV and were both doubled up in laughter.

Oh dear lord, no, the last thing that Pete wanted was to let Peat get close enough to be like buddies with his master.

"Thank you, Pete," Thanawat said with a smile of satisfaction as he surveyed the dinner table. "You have done yourself proud. I don't know what I would have done without you all these years."

"How long has he been with you?" Peat wanted to know.

"We practically grew up together," Thanawat replied. "His father was our family live-in driver and his mother was our live-in housekeeper."

During dinner, Peat was able to get to know Thanawat more and more. Peat also tried to let Thanawat know more about himself. He told Thanawat that he liked sports and music.

"This calamari steak is really delicious," Peat said. "White chardonnay would go very well with it."

"How do you know so much about wine?" Thanawat raised his eyebrow at Peat.

"My parents bring me to formal dinners from time to time and I have observed which kind of wine goes well with which food," Peat replied. "Would you happen to have some white wine?"

"I do but I am not serving you a glass of any alcoholic beverage," Thanawat replied firmly.

Peat pursed his lips in disappointment.

"I'm old enough to handle alcohol, you know," Peat said as he cut into his calamari steak.

"No you're not and that is that," Thanawat said. "That chilled sweet coconut water should go very well with your dinner."

"Next month when you come to attend my birthday banquet, I will show you just how well I can handle alcohol in my system," Peat said before taking a sip out of his glass of sweet coconut water.

"Eighteen is still not old enough to drink," Thanawaat said sternly.

"Most establishments give consideration and exemption when a teenager is accompanied by a responsible adult," Peat insisted.

Thanawat did not fight that. He had to concede to Peat. He was aware of that exemption.