21| renovations

"Well that was fun" Leah smiled at Kane. Despite the obvious tension between everyone at Austin's, it was definitely something memorable.

"Shall we go back now?" Kane asked.

"Ya, but I wanna bring you to the store" Leah said.

•••

"Come on Kane. I'll give you your head massage tonight, I promise" Leah showed her pinky finger to which Kane reciprocated the actions.

Why he was acting like a baby was because he wasn't given the head massage like promised on Wednesday.

Then, the days dragged on, either he or Leah were to too busy, meaning no head massage. So now, Kane is acting very salty.

It was finally Saturday and they were at Leah's soon to be shop. Enya, Scarlet were also coming to help out and give some tips.

Once this was done, Leah could officially quit the job, not that she needed it anyways. After all, she is dating Kane.

"Smile Kane please" Leah looked him who finally smiled a little. At least he isn't looking so sad.

"Fine" He gave in. "You look so beautiful" Kane said, giving her a forehead kiss.

He wasn't lying though.

Leah wore a white nike top with black nike pants as well. Comfortable yet stylish. She also tied her hair back.

"Thank you honey" Leah smiled at his compliment. "You look handsome as always"

Likewise, he chose to wear something more casual and comfortable, a blue top and blue pants to match.

"Thanks babe" Kane beamed, elated with Leah's response.

Just as they were about to ask about the rest of them, they had arrived, making a very exaggerated entrance.

"We are here y'all!" Enya said as she entered through the door.

The couple followed in after Enya, holding hands on their way in.

"Come on in. Thanks guys!" Leah thanked them. It was not a must for any of them to come and help, but they still did.

Leah really appreciated them.

"So what's the plan boss lady?" Enya asked.

"Hmm, well I was planning on first painting the walls grey and white. Than we can slowly work on the rest" Leah shared.

"Okay let's get started" Kane said. Everyone grabbed a paint roller and paint, along with a ladder and started painting.

They spent about three hours painting, making jokes here and there. All in all it was a great time for them all.

By the time the walls were completely painted, it was time for lunch, so the five of them decided to head off for lunch nearby.

Having not explored here before, no one knew what would be good to eat. Looking around, there wasn't much choices.

Romeo, with his sharp eyes saw a cafe that was a block away. If there wasn't a signboard, he wouldn't have realized.

Since they all were hungry, they all agreed. As the saying goes, beggars cannot be choosers.

It was a fairly quick decision as there wasn't much to choose from in the first place.

Luckily, the food arrived pretty fast and everyone dug in, little to no conversation at all. All they were doing was just stuffing food in their mouth.

In all honesty, the food wasn't the best and specifically for Leah and Scarlet, they both found the pastas they ordered a tad bit too salty.

Once they were done, they paid the bill and left the cafe, probably to never return there anymore.

"Thanks guys! I'll see you tomorrow!" Leah bid them goodbye as they went off to god knows where.

"Bye!" The three of them said at the same time, which they them all laugh.

Kane waved as he watched them as they drove off, while the couple walked the other way, back to the shop.

They wanted to do a bit more before leaving, mainly arranging the furniture arriving about in five minutes time.

By the time they arrived at the shop, the furniture had also arrived.

"Sign here please. Thanks" The delivery man said before leaving the rest to them.

The furniture was just a desk and some clothes racks she found online. There is obviously going to be more incoming, but for now it was these.

When they pushed it to where she wanted, they were done for today.

"I'm tired. Let's go home now baby" Leah said as she closed up.

Being the gentleman Kane is, he rushed forward and helped Leah open the door.

Smiling at his sweet actions, she thanked him.

On their way home, Leah asked, "What's that plan for dinner?"

"Not sure. We can cook or takeaway or dine in" Kane said.

Giving it some thought, in the end, they agreed on cooking, specifically together.

Kane still had some groceries at home so there was no need to make a pit stop to the supermarket.

Soon enough, they reached, finally able to lie down for awhile.

"Let's go take a shower and take a nap" Leah said, leaving no room for arguments.

Despite him feeling tired, Kane couldn't help but pass off a cheeky comment. "Together?"

"No! Separate. I'll go first" She said and quickly entered the bathroom, more worried that he was going to snatch the bathroom.

After taking a quick shower, she blow dried her hair and changed into comfy clothes- a hoodie of Kane's plus some shorts, and added fuzzy socks.

The moment Kane saw the bathroom empty, he went in, also eager for a shower. It didn't take him long and he came out wearing a t-shirt with shorts.

Seeing Leah already being comfy on the bed, he obviously joined in. But how? Well, he jumped onto the bed.

"Oh my god honey! You scared me to death!" Leah exclaimed, calming her racing heart.

"Hehe sorry" He said cheekily, though he wasn't sorry.

Snuggling up to Leah, he wrapped his arms around her, drifting them both to a deep sleep.

•••

"Honey, wake up" Leah woke Kane up. It was around five thirty and it was time to start dinner.

Knowing that Kane would probably mess around, it was better to start earlier. At least she would not go hungry.

"Okay" Despite feeling tired, he still got up as what they would say- whipped. He was whipped for her.

Kane decided to wash his face first to look for alive before coming down to the kitchen to see Leah ransacking his pantry and fridge.

"I found ramen. Let's make ramen but we gotta spice things up" Leah said excitedly, holding two packs of ramen.

"Sure. Up to you honey" Kane agreed, seeing how happy Leah is.

The two made ramen together after the quick decision.

As Leah had predicted, they took an hour to take a simple ramen for the both of them.

He was being a child, putting the ingredients high up so she couldn't reach, or sometimes splashing water at her.

In the end, the meal was completed after multiple lectures from Leah herself. As he still hadn't gotten his head massage, she used it to her advantage.

"If you continue, I'll not give you your head massage" Leah blackmailed him, to which he immediately halted all actions.

Kane obviously still wanted his head massage and thus had no choice but to follow Leah's orders, though he still managed to find ways to tease her.

They turned on the television and screened through the movie selection, finding something to watch.

Choosing Brooklynn 99 to watch, they sat on their chairs and ate the meal while enjoying the show.

Once the first episode ended, they called it a night as they were very exhausted, not forgetting to clean up the place.

After that, they took a shower separately, don't be mistaken, and laid in bed.

"Good night" Leah said yawning.

"Good night" He responded back, while kissing her forehead lovingly.

And off they went to la la land.

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[ published on: 15 aug 2021]