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The Favor
Date: 6/18/2016, Categories: Taboo, Author: mandycandi, Rating: 31, Source: LushStories
From the instant he stepped through the front door of his house, Nick Garrett smelled a rat. Figuratively anyway. Actually, it was a collection of mouthwatering aromas emanating from the kitchen that flooded his nostrils. Ah, but there indeed was the rub. Of the two people who lived in this house, he was the only one who ever did any cooking. In fact, he was the only one who even knew how to cook! So if he wasn’t cooking, then who the hell was? Setting down his back pack and sliding off his jacket, the twenty-two year old graduate student at UCLA casually followed the delectable tangs through the house toward the kitchen. What the hell is she up to now? Nick wondered. Passing through the small dining room, Nick found the antique dining table pristinely set for two; complete with fine China dishes, pure silver flatware, soft cloth napkins and immaculate crystal glasses. There were even candles mounted in the decorative candlesticks in the center of the table. Oh boy, Nick thought. She must really be in deep shit this time . Upon reaching the archway that led into the quaint kitchen, Nick paused and thoughtfully surveyed the scene. Every burner on the stove had a pot or a pan on it while both the top and bottom oven were likewise in full operation cooking something. Nothing was on fire and there was not even the faintest scent of anything burning. In truth, the kitchen had a very warm, welcoming and homely aura about it this evening; almost the quintessential Grandma’s ...