Would You Love Me, If You Really Knew Me?

Morning Breakfast

Note: Thank you so much to LiaCross for being my beta for this chapter! So very much appreciated! ^_^

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The inside of the restaurant was no less extravagant than the outside. Curved walls decorated with elaborate brass designs rose to a concave ceiling about 20 feet high, a large ornate glass chandelier dangling in the middle, surrounded by a beautifully detailed brass design. There weren't many windows due to the lack of scenery outside, but this was compensated by beautiful realistic 'evening sky' romantic scenery paintings over 15 feet high and over 10 feet long. The lighting of the interior was a warm yellow/orange light that was calming and elegant.

And of course, as expected from the overly extravagant billionaire, they had been seated at the restaurant's best location, which also happened to be further away from other diners.

Mysteria scanned the menu, quite unfamiliar with the titles of the French menu, and having to read the descriptions in order to have any idea as to what they were.

God, he missed menu pictures...

There were choices that included dishes like French-style pizza or sandwiches but Danny was feeling adventurous and wanted to taste something more exotic. A few things looked interesting but what really started to pique his interest was in the delicacy section.

Most of the dishes were what one in America would probably consider repulsive, but Danny found that since he had become half ghost, there were few things that disgusted him anymore.

Escargot, or cooked snails in the description, was a dish he had heard of before and was tempted to try until he started reading the other descriptions; brows rising out of surprise. There were dishes that had animal stomach lining and some that used animal giblets. The one that caught his attention the most was described to be one of the popular delicacies in France: Cerveaux.

"Monsieur et mademoiselle, are you ready to order?" Came the voice of their waiter.

Danny quickly answered, not taking the chance that the fruit loop would dare order for 'her'. The jerk was already pushing it with always helping 'her' out of a vehicle. "I will have this one." He declared as he pointed to the Cerveaux, not daring to try and pronounce the French name.

"Ah! The Cerveaux! A marvelous choice." The waiter praised. There were few Americans (who were not used to French delicacies) who would dare touch the dish after reading the description.

Vlad was not able to hide his reaction at the girl's choice of meal, raising both eyebrows in surprise. Yes, the meal was exquisite but for an American, much less an American girl to easily select the dish, either meant that the girl was familiar with French cuisine, not easily nauseated by strange foods, or she chose the dish without looking at what it actually was... "My dear, are you sure you read the description?" He asked with concern.

That earned him a glare, which caused Vlad to slightly flinch at his mistake.

"I can read just fine, thank you very much." Was her icy reply as she frowned in his direction.

Danny returned his attention back to the waiter. "I will also have this escargot and a cacolac to drink, please."

"Very good, mademoiselle." The waiter turned to Vlad. "And for you, Monsieur?"

The question shook him out of his stupor. "Ah, yes. I will have Boeuf Bourguignon, a Cassoulet, and an Absinthe."

"Excellent choices, Monsieur!" The waiter praised. "I shall return with your drinks shortly". The man declared respectfully as he took back their menus.