15 Desser (1/2)
Once they were seated, Meaghan picked up the menu. She had been here several times, and enjoyed the western fusion choices and the relatively low price. Still, she wanted to hide behind the menu as she thought about this evening.
Although he appeared to be oblivious, as they were walking into the restaurant, she could see the interested stares of the females in the lounge area. She peeked over the top of her card stock to find him looking at his own menu. She took a moment to look at his features, trying to ascertain why the attraction. He was the epitome of the strong male, and she wondered again why they kept meeting when it was obvious they were in two different spheres.
Rickie glanced up from his menu, only to see those beautiful chocolate eyes quickly skitter away.He put the menu down and steepled his hands on the table.
”I'm glad you chose a restaurant that one of my favorites; I like that we share the same taste. What do you plan to eat?”
”Uh, I'll have the lemongrass chicken.” Meaghan cursed at how breathless she sounded, then cleared her throat and turned to the brightly-dressed girl next to her. ”Leaf, what do you want?”
”I'll have the small lamb cutlet, please, no bread. I want to save room for dessert!” Rickie chuckled, a sound that sent a frisson up Meaghan's spine.
”And I'll have the sea bass.” Rickie waved a hand, and immediately a young waiter arrived to take their food and drink orders.
Leaf sighed, watching as the boy walked away, ”I like this place a lot!”
While waiting for the meal, the trio stuck to safe topics: Tina's school and classmates, local politics, entertainment news. Meaghan was awed that he could easily keep up with her younger sister's quicksilver subject changes, and she gradually relaxed for the first time since Rickie showed up at her house this afternoon.
When the steaming dishes arrived, she sniffed appreciatively at her chicken, and then dug in. After a few minutes, Meaghan looked at her sister.She was still dreamingly following their waiter as he handled his other tables.
”How are your plates?” Rickie asked, as he sampled his wild rice. Leaf nodded and gave a thumbs up, her mouth already filled with spaghetti. Meaghan stated, ”This is one of my favorites here at this restaurant.”
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The meal settled down into a companionable silence as they applied themselves to their dinner, and Meaghan felt herself relax in his easy company. Once, when she returned from the bathroom, she saw Rickie and her sister in earnest conversation, but they broke apart when she reached the table.
”What were you two up to?” Meaghan asked suspiciously, only to be met by two overly-innocent looks.Rickie spoke up, ”She was asking if she could have the Moroccan date tart for dessert.”