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They were strange creatures.
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“Can I open my eyes yet?” she asked.
He had hold of her hand and was leading her into her bedroom later on that afternoon.
“Just stay still while I shut the door. Now, you can.”
She opened her eyes and stared down at the red picnic blanket on the floor. There were plastic plates filled with food. Each plate held a different sort of food. One was a bowl of cut-up strawberries. Another was slices of cheese. Then there was a plate of crackers. More held olives, salami, and what looked to be chocolate brownies.
There were also plastic glasses filled with something that bubbled.
“What is this?” she asked.
“This is our first date. A picnic.”
“I can’t remember the last time I went on a picnic.” She didn’t really enjoy eating outside while sitting on the ground. But this . . . this felt like fun.
“Is it all right?”
She turned to him. “It is.”
His face seemed to soften slightly. “Sit down. I know some of the food like the crackers can’t be eaten with a knife and fork but I thought I could feed them to you.”
“That’s acceptable.”
Cate sat on the floor and watched as he picked up a spare plate.
“What would you like first?”
“Salami and cheese and olives.”
He carefully placed them on the plate so that nothing touched each other and set it in front of her.
“I poured us some sparkling grape juice. If you don’t like it, I also have lemonade.”
“I can’t believe you set this all up. For me.”
“You deserve it. And I’m going to eat it too.” He piled his plate up, then nodded to her knife and fork. “Eat, baby.”
She nibbled at her food slowly.
“Everything all right?” he asked.
“I just . . . I want to make this last. I can’t remember anyone doing something like this for me.”
“Well, you don’t need to worry. Because it will happen again and again. I’ll see to that. It’s a promise.”
“Even though this is the only date I’ve ever been on, it’s still the best one.”
“Me too, baby. Now. Eat. You aren’t eating enough and you have to eat some calories to help you regulate your body heat.”
Always the bossy Dom.
But she liked that too.
She just plain liked him.
