"*Ugh* Dinner was too good, just too good." Charlie groaned on the couch, he held his full stomach, he was so stuffed that even moving was a difficult task.
"I told you not to eat too much, but did you listen to me, no." Michael scoffed, he did not feel sorry for Charlie one bit.
"Natasha, you are too good of a cook, I can't remember the last time I've had one of your five-star meals." Charlie looked at Natasha who had walked into the living room.
"Why thank you Charlie." She smiled at him and sat down.
"If my future wife can't cook like you, then I'm not going to marry her." Charlie said causing her to chuckle.
"Stop being annoying Charlie, as if you have that kind of taste, you'll eat anything." Michael said as Nine could not help but laugh.
"That's not true, it depends on the day." Charlie frowned as Joy rushed into the living room and switched on the tv, it was time for her to watch her favourite shows. She smiled happily hearing the theme song of her favourite show playing and she sat down on the carpet.
"That's true though, it does depend on the day." Lulu walked into the living room and sat beside Natasha.
"I remember that one time I dared you to eat a worm and you did, your reason being you were hungry and it was still an hour till dinner." Lulu frowned shaking her head, just remembering that very disgusting act made her want to vomit.
"Hey, a man has got to eat." Charlie shrugged.
"But not every single thing he lays his eyes on just because he wants to satisfy his hunger." Dom shook his head, he had come downstairs after a shower.
"Oh please, it's not that bad." Charlie said.
"You're right, it's disgusting." Lulu said.
"I just hope you'll realize how wrong you are when you have your own child and they will eat anything and everything." Dom said sitting on his armchair, it was his official, non-official seat in the entire house and everyone knew not to sit there.
"When that happens, I'll handle it, but for now, let me digest my food in peace, please." Charlie pleaded.
"Whatever you say, Nine aren't you going to go back and change? We can wait for you." Dom said, he noticed that unlike everyone else, Nine was still in his suit.
"Oh Dom, don't bother yourself, you know how Nine is, we all arrived together, while Charlie and I went to get changed, he didn't want to." Michael said shaking his head.
"I'm fine in the suit." Nine replied.
"Well alright then." Dom said.
"If I didn't know any better, I would think that maybe, just maybe, there's something special about that suit." Michael narrowed his eyes at Nine who simply ignored him.
"Yeah, like maybe a woman kissed him in it or something." Charlie said, everyone turned to him, surprised by what he had just said to the extent that no one noticed the faint hue of red appearing on Nine's face briefly.
"Why does everything always have to involve a woman with you Charlie?" Lulu looked up and frowned at him, she could assure you that it didn't take long, in a few sentences or so, Charlie would mention a woman.
"That's because women are important especially in our lives and society." Charlie replied.
"You're right about that, but you like mentioning them too much, especially with Nine." Lulu said as Michael, Dom and Natasha simply laughed.
"It's not a hidden fact that Nine is going to end up all sad and alone, but don't worry, I will make sure to take you in, in your forties so you don't die of depression, my children would love to see their uncle Nine everyday." Charlie smiled.
"You're the one who's going to have to be taken in, in your forties." Nine replied.
"Alright, that's enough guys, this thing is going to blow out of proportion, that's how it goes, how about everyone just stays quiet and eats ice cream?" Natasha asked, she had grown up with these guys to know that if they continued to talk like this, it would end up turning into a big fight.
"That sounds like a good idea Natasha, I agree." Charlie sat up straight and smiled.
"I thought you were full?" Nine frowned.
"Never too full for ice cream." Charlie replied as the others shook their head and Natasha simply giggled.
"You're in luck, someone bought everyone's favourite flavours." Natasha stood up.
"And that someone is me, just so everyone knows." Dom said standing up.
"And where are you going?" Lulu asked narrowing her eyes at him.
"To make sure no one in particular ate my ice cream." Dom narrowed his eyes at Lulu.
"Mhmm right, even if someone did, you wouldn't be able to tell." She scoffed.
"Oh, but I will." Dom replied bringing out a small ruler from his back pocket.
"How long have you been hiding that ruler in your back pocket?" Lulu asked him.
"Depends, how long have you been taking from my ice cream even though you have yours?" Dom responded.
"I don't think that matters, what truly matters is how you could have broken that ruler with your big butt." Lulu replied as Charlie could not help but laugh.
"Oh, so that's what we're doing now? Useless butt jokes." Dom did not look pleased at all.
"Of course, do you blame me? Do you ever look in the mirror and just wonder why you are so endowed in that area?" Lulu asked laughing, even this time Michael snickered.
"Firstly, Joy is here, so mind your language, we don't want her to start commenting on the behinds of other people, and secondly, you're just being annoying, just admit it, you're jealous you are not as endowed as I am." Dom said proudly.
Joy was so immersed in her show that she did not even know what was going on.
"I can't believe I just heard those words come out from your mouth." Lulu said, her mouth was wide open in shock.
"You heard me right." Dom replied as the guys laughed.
"He's been really saving that one." Michael laughed as Dom walked out of the living room and shook his head, he could not help but laugh, the look on Lulu's face was priceless.
Dom walked into the kitchen where Natasha had been getting the ice cream out of the freezer and into the bowls.
"You need some help?" he asked.
"Sure," She replied. "You can just scoop out those." She pointed to the bowls of ice cream open on the table.
"Okay." Dom said, he could not lie, he was surprised that she actually allowed him to help her.
He brought out the scoop, he dug it into the ice cream which was ice cold, so cold it was proving difficult for him to scoop it out.
"What in the world, why is this so cold?" he asked.
"It was in the freezer." Natasha replied in an obvious tone.
"I know, but it's summer, it's not supposed to be this frozen." Dom said.
"Give it a few minutes, it will thaw out." Natasha said, the tub of ice cream in front of her had already thawed out.
Dom did not feel in a mood to be patient, instead, he forcefully scooped out the ice cream into the bowls at the expense of his hand which was now red, cold and numb.
"Wow, and I thought I was the impatient one." Natasha scoffed.
"You can't be only one thing, sometimes, you wish to change your role for once." Dom replied as she scoffed at him and shook her head, she carried the bowls of ice cream in a tray into the living room.
"Here you go everyone." She placed the tray on the table as everyone took their favourite ice cream.
"Joy my darling, your ice cream is here." Natasha called out to Joy whom she knew would be so immersed in her cartoons that she wouldn't even remember the ice cream she had been bugging her for all day.
"Joy." Natasha called out and chuckled when Joy did not seem to hear her.
"Okay then, I guess I will just take the ice cream back and you'll have to wait for tomorrow." Natasha said, as soon as she said that Joy's ears perked up and she got up hurriedly.
"Noooo!!" She shouted as Natasha laughed.
"Got you." Natasha laughed.
"I don't want to wait for tomorrow." Joy said as Natasha handed her a bowl of ice cream.
"I know, I know." Natasha giggled.
"Mommy, can I please have some sprinkles?" Joy asked.
"I got you princess." Dom smiled walking into the living room, he handed Lulu her bowl of ice cream, then he sprinkles some sprinkles on her ice cream.
"Thank you daddy." Joy smiled at him.
"You are welcome princess." Dom smiled.