Dinner Gone Wrong.

Moses had just got out of the shower when the doorbell rang again in his chambers, so he hurriedly put on his bathrobe and came to the door. Kim froze when Moses opened the door, she stood still running her eyes through him from his head to his feet. His hair was wet and the water from his shower was still all over his body as they dropped like little crystals sparkling with the help of the light reflection. She fixed her gaze on his broad chest that was exposed since he had carelessly wrapped the robe around his body and she gulped..

"Hey.. Kim.. Hello.." Moses called snapping his fingers to get her back to reality and when she did, her face reddened with embarrassment because she realized that he had caught her in the act.

"Hmmmm... young Master Flinn... hmmm... I was asked to inform you that dinner is served." she turned and walked away quickly without waiting for a response. Moses stood there at his door smiling because he knew exactly what had happened, it was the usual reaction he always got from the ladies around him especially each time he went swimming. He closed the door behind him and went in to get dressed. In a few minutes time, he came out wearing a white t-shirt on a pair of blue shorts and on his feet were his favorite white slippers. He didn't feel like he should do much since it was just a family dinner so he didn't bother to brush his hair, he just ran his hands through them to put them in order.

Everyone looked in the direction of stairs when they heard his footsteps coming down. Mr David Flinn was already seated at the head of the table, Charlotte was seated at the other end just opposite her husband and Selena sat on one of the chairs in between. Moses came in and greeted his father and casually waved at the rest of the family.

"We would be halfway through our meal if we didn't have to sit here and wait like you were some messiah. Some of us have better things doing than sitting at the table all night." Charlotte snapped. Her husband and daughter looked at her is shock but Moses just smiled and took his seat.

"Welcome son, it's good to see you again. I was surprised to hear you finally came to see your old man. Please bless the meal." his father said with smiles totally ignoring Charlotte. Moses said the grace as his father had requested and everyone except Charlotte said amen. Moses carefully observed everyone at the table as Miss Rosie served the meals in each plate. His father had eventually lost his fight with old age after trying so hard to stay young for years. The grey hair and the wrinkles were becoming really visible and he didn't bother to dye his hair anymore which made him look like some god with an all white hair. Tonight, he was dressed in his usual white shirt and white trousers. It was rumoured that because of his father's Affiliations with the "white table" it was compulsory that everything connected to him should be white unless it was a gift of nature. So everything created by man that his father had was all white but he found it really awkward that for the rest of one's life, he was not permitted to have any inanimate object that wasn't white. He turned his gaze from his father who was obviously enjoying his meal to Selena who was sitting opposite him. She looked just like his old man, it was only different because she was younger and a female. She looked like she was going for some sort of special dinner or cocktail party in a black sequins sleeveless gown with so much makeup on her face. He wondered what would make someone have that much makeup on at that time of the day. Turning to her mother Charlotte, she was nothing less than her daughter in a silver sleeveless satin gown and a lot of make-up on. Like mother, like daughter, Moses echoed in his mind. He decided to enjoy his meal and care less about the people he was dining with, everyone ate in silence because it was a table etiquette to save the small talks for later; talking during meals was prohibited.

"Hmm! So what is the special occasion that made you invite him over to the house? I thought we had a standing rule that all official matters should be dealt with at the company? So what is he doing here? Her husband, David Flinn stopped eating his meal and looked sternly at Charlotte but Moses kept on eating like he didn't hear what she had said. His father cleared his throat and dropped his cutlery

*The last time I checked, this is still my house not yours, and he is my first born and son. I believe you know that I am against talking while eating? And by the way, we had this conversation earlier and I made it clear that you can not question my invite to my son. So what exactly is your problem?" he said. Charlotte smirked and continued "All I'm saying is, tell us why you asked him to come home. And it better not be that you are considering giving him your seat at "The table" because I will not have it. That seat belongs to my daughter and she has been ready for it for a long time. You know that." Moses had had enough of Charlotte's rantings and so he hit the table in anger.

"Do not bring me into any issue connected to "the table" because I have no interest with whatever is going on there. And do not ever try to put me in the same category as your daughter because we are in no way comparable. You should not forget that I have been before you were; I have only tolerated your excesses all these years because of my dad and if you do appreciate that respect, I will not think twice before taking it back and trust me, you won't like me." Selena stood up and yelled at Moses "You don't talk to my mom that way in my presence you rascal, if you have lost the knowledge of your mother's love and so you don't respect a mother when you see one, I will certainly not accept that from you to my mom."

"Selena!" David Flinn and Moses shouted.

"How dare you? how dare you bring my mom into this? I will teach you a lesson you'll never forget." Moses stood up and tried to move from his seat.

"Moses sit down, now." His father commanded and he stopped, his eyes were already red with anger.

"No, allow him go where he planned on going. I'd like to see what he wanted to do." Charlotte cut in. Both father and son shot her a very angry look which made her adjust in her seat and look away. David Flinn stood up from his seat and pointed at Moses

"You, in my chambers, now! and thank you all for ruining what would have been a lovely well prepared dinner for me." He caught sight of Miss Rosie and Kim hiding by the kitchen door, obviously eve's dropping on the family. He ignored them and walked away in anger and Moses followed behind.

Selena shrugged her shoulders and continued eating, while her mother boiled in anger as she watched the duo climb the stairs to David Flinn's chambers.

"I don't know where this sudden fondness is coming from, but I'll make sure that I ruin it before you even think of making any decisions that would affect my daughter negatively." She swore under her breath.