The Assassin's Love

First Date

(I hope everyone was safe during Hurricane Milton In Florida. Prayers go out to everyone in their respective families have a safe drive as they travel back home.)

(On to the story...)

It's been two weeks since the whole fiasco at the ball. Alessio was in his home office trying to find any trace of information about this so-called Mafia that Amira said last night. But it was no luck like they never existed. Getting a headache decided to stop for the day. Leaving his office and locking it behind him. Alessio made his way to the kitchen.

The smell of food and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies aroma filled his nostrils with the heavenly scent. His mouth watered and his stomach rumbled at the smell. Alessio made his way into the kitchen sitting on the stools. Seeing the sight of Amira cooking away. Eugene was off to the side taking notes. They seemed to develop a brother-and-sister relationship with each other.

"So I have a question sis?" Eugene asked Amira while she was stirring something in the pot. "I'm listening." She said grabbing some salt to season that food in the pot.

Eugene goes to ask "How do you set up a date?" Amira stopped stirring for a second but resumed cooking before responding. "Well, in my opinion, start off with something small and simple. Like a picnic date." Eugene nodded his head "So don't try to be big and flashy"

"In my opinion, it depends on the person and what their likes are. But for me per-say I like a nice movie date. Sit at home watch movies and enjoy each other's company. But that's just me." Amira explained to Eugene. The oven went off as Eugene put his notepad down and grabbed the oven mitts.

The smell of freshly made cookies filled the air of the kitchen. Eugene took the cookies out of the oven and set them on a cooling rack. Alessio's mouth watered at the sight of those cookies. He made the shh motion to Eugene so he could grab a cookie. Eugene stepped away from the rack to watch his boss take a cookie.

Alessio looked at Amira's cook reaching his hand over to grab a cookie. Eugene tried to hold back his laughter seeing this unfold in front of him. Alessio reached until a stinging sensation hit his hand. He howled in pain taking his hand back. Amira hit him with a plastic spatula with her arms folded across her chest.

Alessio was rubbing the back of his hand looking at Amira with a pout. "I just wanted a cookie." Eugene burst into a fit of laughter on the floor from watching that unfold. "You can wait until you eat lunch to have a cookie," Amira said all stern with him. Alessio pouted and sat back in the chair like a child.

Amira went back to cooking and finished up what she was making. She made some blackened salmon with cheese grits and collard greens and also a side of fried shrimp. She made Alessio a plate and gave it to him.

Alessio looked at the food, it looked so good he didn't know where to start. He cut into the salmon and took a bite of it. He moaned at the taste and the fish was cooked to perfection. Eating some of the grits and the collard greens together. Alessio felt like he was floating from this scrumptious food. "I will build you a restaurant or expand the kitchen. Just please keep cooking like this." Alessio said while he ate like a wild animal.

Eugene ate some of the food and moaned also with the taste. It was seasoned to perfection not too salty. And the greens were cooked so well. It almost wanted to make you slap ya mama and boss.

Amira had some collard greens and some grits with a few pieces of shrimp. After a while when everyone was done eating. She cleaned up everyone's plates. Eugene went back to his quarters to rest up. Alessio stole a cookie and ran to the living room.

The guards came into the house and grabbed a Togo box that was filled with the food Amira cooked. Alessio loved that she was so caring and compassionate about people. Under that dark layer of being an Assassin, Amira had a heart of gold. An idea popped into his head while listening to Amira's first date suggestion to Eugene. Alessio wanted to capture that moment for her.