Raymond stood there at the billing counter to pay the bill for all the items that they had purchased . Buying such silly things with her brought him great joy . He didn't know that things like this could make him so happy . He never imagined grocery shopping would be so heartwarming and engaging .

After the payment was done, he carried both the bags in his hands and started walking .

"Hey, it looks heavy . You can give me one bag, the lighter one of course . I will help you carry it home", Akira quipped all enthusiastically .

He was beyond amused to hear her speak like that in a carefree manner . His heart felt a bit lighter to see her in a better mood than she was before .

"It's fine . I can totally manage", he said .

"Yeah, I know you workout . But there is no need to show that off", she said .

"What?", he asked all surprised and amused with her statement .

"What what? All you guys are like that . They just need to show off that they are oh so manly and beastly", she complained .

"You are kidding me, right? And how do you know that I workout?", Raymond was surprised to hear her out .

"It's obvious from the way your shoulders and pectoral muscles feel", she spoke non-stop without even realizing what she was blurting out .

Raymond stopped instantly after hearing her out . He was definitely pleased by her statement but wanted to mess with her .

"So were you dancing or feeling my muscles while dancing?", he asked with a smirk on his face .

"You !!!", Akira growled all p.i.s.sed .

He was clearly messing with her, so she decided to keep quiet .

She turned back and picked up two milk cartons from the bag that he was carrying and started walking ahead at a brisk pace .

He laughed at her childish behavior and continued following her silently till they reached home .

Just when Akira was about to open the gate and enter the house, Raymond said,

"572 steps" .

"What?", Akira asked all puzzled .

"The distance from the shop to house . Wait, don't tell me you didn't count?", he said and entered the house .

Akira stood there all baffled .

He was clearly messing up with her big-time .

She took deep breaths and took a resolve to stay careful .

They entered the kitchen together and started sorting out the items which they had purchased .

"I will handle the chicken, meanwhile you clean and chop the vegetables . Once I place the chicken in the oven, we can work on the sauce" Raymond said and put on his ap.r.o.n .

"Wao !!! Since when did cooking need to be planned so meticulously? No wonder being a boss is in his genes", Akira thought in her head .

"Here", Raymond said and tossed another ap.r.o.n towards Akira .

"Well, I don't need it . I am not much of an ap.r.o.n person in the kitchen", Akira said and kept the Ap.r.o.n back on the table . Then she moved towards the sink to wash the lettuce first . But little did she know about the sink tap settings and the pressure of the water that came through that sink tap . The moment she opened it, she was sprayed with water all over .

"Jesus Christ!!!", exclaimed Akira . Even her face couldn't escape . Somehow she managed to close the tap .

Raymond left his chicken and came forward and gave her a face towel . While she was wiping her face, he said,

"Stay still" .

"Huh!!!", exclaimed Akira .

"I said, stay still", Raymond said and pa.s.sed the ap.r.o.n through her head . Akira was about to turn back but he held her waist firmly and made her stand still .

"Don't move", he said and tied the ap.r.o.n strap at her back .

"Your dress is too nice . Don't ruin it in the kitchen", he said and moved back to his counter and started working on his chicken . She looked at him, but he didn't glance back . He didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable than she already was .

"Turn the k.n.o.b to the other side before you start cleaning again", he said nonchalantly without even looking up .

"Ok", she said and continued working on the vegetables .

They were both engrossed in making the salad properly until the heard the doorbell .

"I will get that", Raymond said and left the kitchen .

He opened the door and saw Katherine outside .

"Ugghhh why it's you?", Raymond said .

"Wow, really wow . Such a warm welcome", Katherine said all p.i.s.sed .

"What now? Is it something urgent? If not then can it wait?", Raymond said still standing at the door .

"Can it wait? No, it can't? I can't let you go into this hibernation mode again and again Ray . What is wrong with you?", Katherine said all concerned .

"Can we talk about it later some other day . I am busy right now", Raymond said .

"I don't care what work you have, but I am gonna make sure you don't skip your meals", Katherine said and shoved a ca.s.serole into his hands .

"Ok, thanks for your concern . Can you please leave now?", Raymond said getting all impatient . He knew his sister was an impending danger . She was a predator and if she saw Akira in the house by any chance, then he was doomed . She would never let him survive in peace with her constant questions and taunts .

"No, I am cannot", Katherine said and pushed Raymond suddenly to one side and got inside the house .

She walked inside and sat on the sofa and said,

"I am not leaving till you eat . What drama are you doing? What are you like 12" .

Raymond was taken aback as his plan of blocking his sister from entering the house had failed miserably .

"Hey Katherine !!!", Akira said and came to the living room as she heard some voices from the kitchen .

"Hi Akira !!! What a pleasant surprise?", Katherine said and turned towards Raymond, giving him her patented deathly stare .

"I didn't know you were coming . Raymond didn't tell me . We are making Caesar salad . I will make a portion for you too", Akira said all enthusiastically .

"Well, he didn't tell me either that you are coming here . Else I would have come earlier", she said and smiled at Akira and then turned towards Raymond to continue with her stare .

Raymond's plan to have Akira just for himself was in deep waters right now . His palm rested on his forehead and he grew all tensed because he knew that his sister would do nothing but brew in more trouble .

Raymond stood there at the billing counter to pay the bill for all the items that they had purchased . Buying such silly things with her brought him great joy . He didn't know that things like this could make him so happy . He never imagined grocery shopping would be so heartwarming and engaging

.

After the payment was done, he carried both the bags in his hands and started walking

.

"Hey, it looks heavy . You can give me one bag, the lighter one of course . I will help you carry it home", Akira quipped all enthusiastically

.

He was beyond amused to hear her speak like that in a carefree manner . His heart felt a bit lighter to see her in a better mood than she was before

.

"It's fine . I can totally manage", he said

.

"Yeah, I know you workout . But there is no need to show that off", she said

.

"What?", he asked all surprised and amused with her statement

.

"What what? All you guys are like that . They just need to show off that they are oh so manly and beastly", she complained

.

"You are kidding me, right? And how do you know that I workout?", Raymond was surprised to hear her out

.

"It's obvious from the way your shoulders and pectoral muscles feel", she spoke non-stop without even realizing what she was blurting out

.

Raymond stopped instantly after hearing her out . He was definitely pleased by her statement but wanted to mess with her

.

"So were you dancing or feeling my muscles while dancing?", he asked with a smirk on his face

.

"You !!!", Akira growled all p.i.s.sed

.

He was clearly messing with her, so she decided to keep quiet

.

She turned back and picked up two milk cartons from the bag that he was carrying and started walking ahead at a brisk pace

.

He laughed at her childish behavior and continued following her silently till they reached home

.

Just when Akira was about to open the gate and enter the house, Raymond said, .

.

"572 steps"

.

"What?", Akira asked all puzzled

.

"The distance from the shop to house . Wait, don't tell me you didn't count?", he said and entered the house

.

Akira stood there all baffled

.

He was clearly messing up with her big-time

.

She took deep breaths and took a resolve to stay careful

.

They entered the kitchen together and started sorting out the items which they had purchased

.

"I will handle the chicken, meanwhile you clean and chop the vegetables . Once I place the chicken in the oven, we can work on the sauce" Raymond said and put on his ap.r.o.n

.

"Wao !!! Since when did cooking need to be planned so meticulously? No wonder being a boss is in his genes", Akira thought in her head

.

"Here", Raymond said and tossed another ap.r.o.n towards Akira

.

"Well, I don't need it . I am not much of an ap.r.o.n person in the kitchen", Akira said and kept the Ap.r.o.n back on the table . Then she moved towards the sink to wash the lettuce first . But little did she know about the sink tap settings and the pressure of the water that came through that sink tap . The moment she opened it, she was sprayed with water all over

.

"Jesus Christ!!!", exclaimed Akira . Even her face couldn't escape . Somehow she managed to close the tap

.

Raymond left his chicken and came forward and gave her a face towel . While she was wiping her face, he said, .

.

"Stay still"

.

"Huh!!!", exclaimed Akira

.

"I said, stay still", Raymond said and pa.s.sed the ap.r.o.n through her head . Akira was about to turn back but he held her waist firmly and made her stand still

.

"Don't move", he said and tied the ap.r.o.n strap at her back

.

"Your dress is too nice . Don't ruin it in the kitchen", he said and moved back to his counter and started working on his chicken . She looked at him, but he didn't glance back . He didn't want to make her any more uncomfortable than she already was

.

"Turn the k.n.o.b to the other side before you start cleaning again", he said nonchalantly without even looking up

.

"Ok", she said and continued working on the vegetables

.

They were both engrossed in making the salad properly until the heard the doorbell

.

.

.

"I will get that", Raymond said and left the kitchen

.

He opened the door and saw Katherine outside

.

"Ugghhh why it's you?", Raymond said

.

"Wow, really wow . Such a warm welcome", Katherine said all p.i.s.sed

.

"What now? Is it something urgent? If not then can it wait?", Raymond said still standing at the door

.

"Can it wait? No, it can't? I can't let you go into this hibernation mode again and again Ray . What is wrong with you?", Katherine said all concerned

.

"Can we talk about it later some other day . I am busy right now", Raymond said

.

"I don't care what work you have, but I am gonna make sure you don't skip your meals", Katherine said and shoved a ca.s.serole into his hands

.

"Ok, thanks for your concern . Can you please leave now?", Raymond said getting all impatient . He knew his sister was an impending danger . She was a predator and if she saw Akira in the house by any chance, then he was doomed . She would never let him survive in peace with her constant questions and taunts

.

"No, I am cannot", Katherine said and pushed Raymond suddenly to one side and got inside the house

.

She walked inside and sat on the sofa and said, .

.

"I am not leaving till you eat . What drama are you doing? What are you like 12"

.

Raymond was taken aback as his plan of blocking his sister from entering the house had failed miserably

.

"Hey Katherine !!!", Akira said and came to the living room as she heard some voices from the kitchen

.

"Hi Akira !!! What a pleasant surprise?", Katherine said and turned towards Raymond, giving him her patented deathly stare

.

"I didn't know you were coming . Raymond didn't tell me . We are making Caesar salad . I will make a portion for you too", Akira said all enthusiastically

.

"Well, he didn't tell me either that you are coming here . Else I would have come earlier", she said and smiled at Akira and then turned towards Raymond to continue with her stare

.

Raymond's plan to have Akira just for himself was in deep waters right now . His palm rested on his forehead and he grew all tensed because he knew that his sister would do nothing but brew in more trouble