Summer followed Lil Doc down the hall and into the kitchen, stretching widely and trying to smooth down her hair. “Oooh, that smells good. I love pancakes.” Mindful of the stove, pan, and spatula, she slipped her arms around his waist, rubbing her nose into his back. Helios headbutted her leg, and she broke off with a giggle to feed them, filling four bowls.
Victor smiled as he heard her and the cats make their way to the kitchen. He reached back to rub her thigh gently with one hand while he used the other to mind the eggs. “Morning love, sleep alright? Oh, and I didn’t know, how do you like your eggs?” There was something wonderfully natural in the way she felt, her arms wrapped around him and her nose rubbing against his back.
“Plain,” she replied, filling the water bowl at the sink. “Other than that, I don’t actually care.” Padding back over, she glanced over the array of breakfast material. “You are going to make me fat.”
Victor nodded then continued with the eggs, scrambling them. “Nonsense, I’m merely replenishing your energy.” He put all of the pancakes onto a plate and put it on the table so that they could take as many as they liked. “Could you get the toast love?” he asked as the toaster popped.
“Yeah. I’d forgotten I even had that thing.” Pulling another plate from the cabinet, she fished the toast out with her fingers. “Oh, hey, there’s strawberry jelly in the fridge. I’m gonna need that.” She grabbed two more plates in the other hand and carried it all to the table. “I think I’m being spoiled.”
Victor laughed, “I hope you don’t mind, I did some rummaging.” His ears perked at the mention of strawberry jelly. “Strawberries? I love them.” He grabbed the coffee and two cups he’d set aside and brought them over to the table as well. “Well, perhaps I am spoiling you a little bit. Call it a weakness, I tend to spoil those I care for.”
“You have known me two days, Victor, darling.” Summer gave him a suspicious look. “I’m not going to dis love at first sight, but really. Oh, um … I don’t drink coffee. I have that machine to make hot chocolate and cider, actually.”