Audrey, who had pulled her steak and vegetables towards herself, looked up in surprise when Rhys offered to have them take their meal to go. A part of her rejoiced at the easy escape from the mage infested restaurant, but when she cut into the meat, and the rich scent filled her nostrils and the dark juices spilled onto the plate, Audrey felt her appetite return in force, and she shook her head at him as she shoved a forkful of meat into her mouth. “I’m good,” she said, blushing when she realised she’d just spoken with her mouth full.
Chewing swiftly, Audrey swallowed and took in a deep breath; the scents of mages were lessened with the scent of red meat right below her nose, and it was making her relax a little bit. It wasn’t like she was going to Change right there in the middle of the eatery, she had some time yet, and Asher wouldn’t be unhappy with her making a friend, especially a mage. He liked mages. Of course, he wanted to Turn them, but he still liked them… Sort of. And Rhys was nice.
“I’m sorry,” she offered, finally getting her thoughts in order, before waving down a waiter who was walking by. “Can I get a glass of red, please?” She asked politely, then rolled her eyes when the waiter asked to see her ID. She got it out, and once he was satisfied, she turned her attention back to Rhys. “I’m not very good at making friends, and I tend to overthink and spook myself.” That wasn’t untrue, even if it wasn’t the entire truth. Not like she was going to tell him she was a wolf, and she didn’t want to blame it on work when the day hadn’t been that bad.
Satisfied with her explanation for the moment, Audrey dug back into her meal, making sure to eat her vegetables though she primarily focused on the steak. It was so good! Perfectly cooked and deliciously seasoned; she sipped her glass of wine between mouthfuls. “I can tell why you like this place,” she said, setting her fork and knife down when she’d cleaned the plate, picking up a piece of bread from the basket in the middle of the table, and absently biting off a large chunk. She chewed on that for a few moments, swallowed, and grinned.
“We should get dessert. Do you think they do birthday cakes the day after the birthday?”
Chewing swiftly, Audrey swallowed and took in a deep breath; the scents of mages were lessened with the scent of red meat right below her nose, and it was making her relax a little bit. It wasn’t like she was going to Change right there in the middle of the eatery, she had some time yet, and Asher wouldn’t be unhappy with her making a friend, especially a mage. He liked mages. Of course, he wanted to Turn them, but he still liked them… Sort of. And Rhys was nice.
“I’m sorry,” she offered, finally getting her thoughts in order, before waving down a waiter who was walking by. “Can I get a glass of red, please?” She asked politely, then rolled her eyes when the waiter asked to see her ID. She got it out, and once he was satisfied, she turned her attention back to Rhys. “I’m not very good at making friends, and I tend to overthink and spook myself.” That wasn’t untrue, even if it wasn’t the entire truth. Not like she was going to tell him she was a wolf, and she didn’t want to blame it on work when the day hadn’t been that bad.
Satisfied with her explanation for the moment, Audrey dug back into her meal, making sure to eat her vegetables though she primarily focused on the steak. It was so good! Perfectly cooked and deliciously seasoned; she sipped her glass of wine between mouthfuls. “I can tell why you like this place,” she said, setting her fork and knife down when she’d cleaned the plate, picking up a piece of bread from the basket in the middle of the table, and absently biting off a large chunk. She chewed on that for a few moments, swallowed, and grinned.
“We should get dessert. Do you think they do birthday cakes the day after the birthday?”
