Sin let out a heavy sigh and shook his head. “It appears…there is another talk I will be having with my people. It was rude of them to keep you so long for their own selfish wants.”
The man’s tone had the corners of Cecil’s lips twitching. Sin had sounded as exasperated as an adult would with an errant child.
“Well…” Sin slowly grinned, holding up the box. “In light of their actions, I would say none of them deserve a treat of any kind right now. Would you be up for having a slice with me in the kitchen?”
Chocolate—Cecil couldn’t remember if he liked it or not. The last time he’d had any was before his mother had left when he was six. His father never bothered with the sweet stuff. And when he started buying food for himself, during the stretches of time he spent in the streets, he bought breadand things that would last him a while. Candy bars and whatnot were not a necessity.
Oh. By. The. Gods.He loved chocolate! Cecil moaned around his fork. Oh, it was downright criminal how many years he had gone without it.
Fuck bread, Cecil thought. Chocolate was so worth however much it cost.
“I take it you approve,” Sin said, letting out a deep chuckle.
Narrowing his eyes, he lied, “It’s okay.” Because his mouth was full, the words had come out a bit incoherent, but he was sure Sin would understand—probably. He was not surprised by the reprimand that followed his garbled words.
“You shouldn’t talk with your mouth full,” Sin stated calmly.
Cecil grunted in response as he sank his fork back in. Before shoving it into his mouth, he scooped up some cream that had managed to fall off. When he swallowed the sweet deliciousness, Sin held a napkin in front of his face.
“You have cream on your nose.” The corners of Sin’s lips were twitching.
As his cheeks heated, Cecil grabbed the napkin and rubbed his face roughly while Sin went back to eating.
Sin’s every bite was careful, not a single crumb dared to drop. Damn, the man ate just like hedressed—sophisticatedly. Though, Sin wasn’t dressed to the nines, as he usually was.
He was still wearing a dress shirt and black slacks, and his hair was still annoyingly perfect. But his tie, vest, and suit jacket were missing, and his shiny shoes had been replaced with black slippers. Without the jacket, Cecil was able to see the way Sin’s hard muscles bunched each time the man moved.
It was distracting and super irritating. Why the hell did Sin’s shirt have to mold to his chest so perfectly?
When a smear of cream got left behind on Sin’s top lip, the man seductively licked most of it away before wiping his mouth with a napkin.
Okay, it hadn’t really been seductively, it had been more of a quick action.
Even so, Cecil’s gaze had followed Sin’s tongue and he had found it way too hot for his own good. Meaning, little Cecil had perked up a bit.
What the hell was wrong with him lately?Lusting after a man you just met and don’t trust, and who may possibly throw you in jail, is not a good idea, Cecil scolded himself.
His hope of preventing the oncoming embarrassment rested in Sin’s hands. That hope being that Sin was too distracted by pie to notice any scent of arousal coming from him.
When the man frowned around his fork, Cecil knew he was utterly boned.
Cecil groaned—ugh, fuck his life all to hell.
Sitting on a stool at the large kitchen island, Cecil’s head rested on his arms while he stared at Sin’s back. He had stared at it a lot over the past week. The man’s back was pretty much seared into his memory.
“So…what are you making?” Cecil asked.
The kitchen in the House of Always Lost—as Cecil had dubbed it—was enormous. There were two ten-burner stoves, three large fridges, two freezers, and cabinets and drawers everywhere. It was insane, and really looked like the kitchen of a large restaurant or a banquet hall.
Currently, Sin, with his sleeves rolled up and a black apron on, was at the counter, cutting a lot of green stuff. There were multiple large pots on the stove.
“Beef stew and homemade Ricotta Bread,” Sin informed him.
“Ah…”
The man peered over his shoulder. “Is there something you need,Cecil?”
“Not really…just bored.”
