The was a moment of shocked silence before everyone started talking all at one.
"But... You can't"
"Baby... Why not?"
"Master.... What?"
Back and forth the questions went, on and on as everyone first was speaking at Laz but then began arguing with each other.
The only ones not participating in this were Laz and Kennedy. Instead, she was still looking at him with those red tinted eyes, a playful expression on her face along with a half raised smile.
She realized after these years apart that she still understood him, possibly even more than the others.
Laz maintained eye contact with Kennedy, but continued to sip his coffee.
"Big sis worked so hard to make this happen," was the last thing Malene said as she noticed everyone else had quieted down and were staring at Laz and Kennedy.
"You should have known better than to test me," Laz said with a half grin.
"If you asked for it, I would have agreed to it."