173 Kitchen (1/2)

There Susan was already awaiting them at the entrance.

”Hey, you two. Jane is already waiting for you.”, she cheerily greeted them when they had alighted from the car.

”Hello, to you too.”, Celine greeted her back happily.

They then chatted happily with each other while walking towards the place where Jane and the others were. Ivan who followed behind them silently wondered how they had gotten so close.

Soon they reached the villa and what greeted him was a small bundle of energy shooting towards him.

”Uff.”, he couldn't help but exhale when his little girl ran into his opened arms.

”Daddy, you are here.”, she happily exclaimed.

Before he could really enjoy the feeling of hugging his little daughter, she already wound herself out of his embrace and started to pull him towards the door.

”Come. Sister Lucia and grandma are baking cookies. We have to help them as well.”

He didn't resist her and was soon pulled into the kitchen where Lucia and Miranda were standing on the counter and stirred the cookie daugh while chatting animatedly. If one didn't know that Miranda was older than Lucia, then one would have thought that they were friends of the same age or even sisters.

When they saw Jane pulling her father into the kitchen, the paused their conversation to direct him to help.

”There. Take a scoop and stir that.”, Miranda told him while pointing at a bowl that was already filled with the necessary ingredients.

He wordlessly followed her instructions and started to get to work. Meanwhile, Jane too had taken a smaller bowl and was now stirring in it.

Later Susan and Celine entered the kitchen as well to help.

Together they prepared a lot of stuff. Not only cookies but also cake and other pastries.

”So what is all that for?”, Ivan asked curiously when he saw the number of pastries they had created.

”This is of course for the party when mama comes back.”, Jane told him while looking at him as if he was stupid.

”So you have already everything planned out?”, he asked her teasingly.

She proudly pushed out her chest and answered confidently, ”Of course. It's not like I could leave something so important to you.”

Her serious answer made everyone laugh. It was laughter, filled with happiness and Ivan and Jane couldn't help but start laughing as well. The house was filled with laughter, making Ivan feel warm and comfortable. Now only Lara was missing to make the situation perfect.

Together everyone deposited the goods they had baked inside a box, which would keep them in the same state they had been put in. This way they would still be fresh when they were taken out for the party.

After that, they cleaned up together. As Miranda said, this was also a part of the fun. Because of that they didn't leave the cleaning to the servants but did it themselves.

Having finished that they sat down in the living room with a cup of tea and some freshly baked cookies.

”So how is everything going?”, Miranda asked Ivan.

He told her about what he had been up to, with Celine sometimes providing extra information. The others enjoyed hearing about it, especially Jane since this was about her dad.

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When he told Miranda about the decision his friends had made just today, she nodded approvingly. ”It's good that your friends have been able to decide what they want to do so early.”, she told him, ”I have seen too many young people who waste their time on things they don't truly enjoy.”