Sed de sangre {manxman}

12

Chapter Twelve - Mutual Feelings

Just as I had finished setting the bedsheets in the guess room for Valentino, the intercom started to buzz letting me know that Liam was here.

"Remember be nice!" I whisper yell as I pass Valentino, it's almost like he's my child and I have to remind him of the proper way to behave when in the presence of company.

Pressing the buzzer I hear Liam informing me of his arrival and asking to be let up. I press the buzzer again to let him up.

Seconds later, there was a knock on my door. Looking through the peephole I see Liam standing on the other side. Upon opening the door, I'm assaulted with a handful of sunflowers to the face.

"Hey, sorry I-I got these for you, I remember you saying these were your favourite!" I couldn't help but smile at Liam's sweetness.

I thanked him and gave him a quick hug before letting him in. Whilst locking the door behind him, I introduced him to Valentino.

Things fell silent between the two of them as they, dare I say, size each other up. Valentino pushed himself up off the couch and swaggered over lazily to Liam. I couldn't help but watch the way his abs shifted with every step he took.

He was about two heads taller than Liam and is way more fit. Liam was kind of skinny and awkward like me. But Liam looked like he could be slightly ripped underneath his clothes, whereas I have a little fat pouch which I could grab with my thumb and index fingers.

Not sexy, I know.

"I'm going to put these in water, whilst you guys get acquainted or something," whilst searching the other rooms for a vase for the flowers, I kept an ear out for any noise coming from the living room.

Nada.

Nothing.

Zilch.

Finally finding a vase and filling it with water, I almost ran back into the living room to see why they both had been quite.

When I walked back into the living room I found them both sitting on the couch staring at the TV, bodies seeming stiff and awkward.

"Hey, I brought the Chinese as promised. I hope you like beef in black bean sauce, sweet and sour chicken and duck in plum sauce Valentino and there's a whole lot more where that came from," Liam said with a friendly smile.

Trust Liam to be kind enough to try and socialise with the unsociable.

"Well wasn't that super kind of you Leo," Valentino gasped sarcastically, I don't think Liam could tell he was being sarcastic as he continued to smile or maybe he had dealt with assholes like Valentino before.

"It's...my name is Liam," I could tell he was trying to correct Valentino politely.

"That's what I said Louis," Liam's smile began to deflate as he began look torn between trying to correct Valentino again or letting it slip, that was my cue to change the subject.

"Alright, who's hungry? I know I am? Hey Liam, could you give me a hand in the kitchen?" Liam's smile quickly came back to life as he followed me into the kitchen.

"Sorry about him, he's like that with everyone," Valentino is such hard work that I can't help but wonder how Alejandro could see any good in him at all?

Grabbing the plates I began to share the food as Liam helped me get the drinks with a bit of help from my directions.

We fell into silence whilst serving the food, it was a comfortable silence. It was weird how comfortable I felt with Liam working with me to get dinner ready.