I woke up to the smell of food that wafted in the air. I smiled to myself and pushed off of the couch. I walked to the kitchen island to see Daniel flipping what looks like Canadian bacon and in a pan adjacent, scrambled eggs. “Good Morning Sleeping Beauty” he said as he turned towards me and flashed a smile.
“Morning” I grinned back
“Did you sleep well?”
“Mmhm” I nodded
“When the movie ended, you were fast asleep” he chuckled to himself, “You made these cute little mewls”. He scooped the items onto two dishes and took two English muffins from the toaster. He then walked to the fridge and grabbed butter and what looked like a jar of jelly. He placed one the in front and one beside me. Daniel then spun on his heel and grabbed two champagne flutes. He filled orange juice into about a third of the flute and almost to the rim with Champagne. He topped each glass with a splash of orange liqueur and a garnish of a curled orange peel. Grabbing the glasses, he walked towards be and sat in the stool next to me.
“Breakfast is served,” He announced excitedly
“Daniel this looks incredible!” I placed my hands on either side of his face and kissed him
“I could get use to this”
“Same” I smiled and turned to my plate to take a bite. “This is too much Daniel”
“Its just breakfast, Love”
“How did you decide to become a chef?” I asked curiously
“My mum taught me to cook when I was younger and I just had a passion for it”, “I started at a small restaurant back in England, but then I moved here for Culinary School” I smiled
“And how about you Miss Smarty Pants?” He asked, smirking as he took a sip of his Mimosa
“I grew up in Chicago, left for college, and came back”, “Nothing too interesting” I laughed
“Oh, but you are interesting, Love” He said as he kissed the top of my head
“Did you give me a pet name?” I snickered
“Maybe?” He grinned, “Where did you go to school?”
“MIT”
“You really are a smart one aren't you” He exclaimed, “MIT, wow”
“Not really” I reddened at my cheeks
“Oh really now?”
“Where did you go for Culinary School?” I said, changing the topic
"Kendall College School of Culinary Arts”
“I’ve heard of it. Where do you work?” I smiled
“Alinea”
“Oh my god! That’s incredible Daniel!”
Alinea is the most top rated restaurant in all of Chicago, and in the top ten for the United States. They food not only is said to be original, but a revolution in the culinary field. Also it has the highest ratings, extremely exclusive, and way out of my budget.
“Thank you, Love”
“What time do you have to work?”
“Four to ten-thirty,” “How about you?”
“I ranges, but I work from three until eleven today”, “It’s normally up to nine hours a day”
“Wow”, “You must get exhausted”
“Ha, yeah”, “Its pretty flexible, I just work on average fifty-five hours”
“Can I take you out tonight?”
“Sure, but there isn’t much to do after ten”
“I’ll figure it out, Love” He smiled and pecked me on the lips. I’ve barely known Daniel, but I feel so comfortable and close with him already. I finished my meal and washed the dish before placing it into the dishwasher, “Can I please clean for you?”
“Nope” He said as he walked over, rinsed his plate and kissed my cheek. While he cleaned up, which was supposed to be my job, I sat besides Truffle. He got up and rested his head on my lap, while lying on his side. Truffle was pretty big, I’ll admit, but he was so darn cute. I rubbed his belly and scratched the back of his ears. He then sat up and let his tongue hangout freely. As I pet his back he licked my face repeatedly and all I could do was laugh.
“He seems to really like you”
“Well, I like you too” I said in a voice I would only speak to an animal with and kissed Truffles nose.
“I better head out soon, I have to fill out some case files”, “But first I might change”
“That may be a good idea” he grinned
“I’ll be right back,” I said as I headed towards his room. I grabbed my dress and changed back, I folded his clothes neatly and placed it back in the corner of his king bed. I walked back outside and Truffle trotted towards me. “I’m going to miss you,” I said in the same voice as earlier. I walked towards the door, and Daniel met me halfway.
“I had a great time, thank you”
“It was my pleasure, Love” “I will see you tonight” He said as we looked into each other’s eyes. He lowered his gaze to my lips, and we soon closed the space between us. After a while, we both pulled away and he kissed my neck softly.
“Bye Daniel” I whispered
“Bye, Love”
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RomanceMy nose was red and my eyes blotchy from crying. I looked like sh*t. Im going to get over him. It has been six years, it is time. I looked at my flowers and grabbed them ready to take a my first step. I walk to my front door and opened it reve...
