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I shake my head. “No. When she comes around the next time, she’ll be picking up the dishes.”

“The bill?”

I point at the side of the table, where the bill is already slid into the gap between the glass on the table and the table itself. “We’ll go to the cashier for the bill.”

He blinks, seemingly never expecting that. “This is interesting.”

I snort a laugh even though we should be focusing on something else, for example... his attempt to invite me over to his place.

He stares at the last bite of his pineapple bun. “I bet some humans on Earth also enjoy this. So you do share something with them.”

Is that what’s in his mind? I nod. “I suppose. I think there is plenty of food coming out of Earth before most of the humans.”

He chuckles. “I bet humans are good at making special food.” He puts the last bite into his mouth with a wide grin, all while he cuts the bacon. “Good food.”

I love watching him eat. If... If this is how life will be, I’d love that.

But... Maybe he thinks differently.

Chapter sixteen

Chapter 16

Grihul

Ihold Kendra’s hand as we leave the restaurant. Her hand fits well in mine.

She says, “You know? You don’t have to fight for the bill.”

I chuckle. “That’s the benefit of being taller.”

I snatched the bill out of her hands when we finished our food. She tried to take it back, but I lifted it high in the air with my upper arms and she failed.

She says, “We could have split the bill. It isn’t like we’re dating anyway.”

Oh... Maybe I’d want that to be a date. I love the food, but more important than that, I get to spend time with her. “It doesn’t matter.”

I follow her pace in the mall as she seemingly... Do humans walk slower when they’re done with food? Or is she still hungry?

I’m taller than her and have longer legs, but it doesn’t feel like she walked this slowly before dinner.

She points at the water fountain. “Look at this. Maybe it’ll be running the next time you’re here, then you can check it out.”

There is a dragon statue in the center of the small pool that’s made of stone. The dragon sits with his mouth open as if it will breathe fire in no time.

In front of the dragon, there are a few ovals, maybe those are the dragon’s eggs. There are precious jewelry and coins that are made of metal as decoration near the dragon too. Maybe that’s what dragons do.

Kendra says, “This mall usually does a round at the hour during afternoon and evening time when the mall is busy.”

“I bet it’ll be fantastic.” Probably won’t be more impressive than her.

When she said it wasn’t like we were dating, was that what she would rather do? Or... Maybe she just wanted to pay for her share of the bill.

I gently squeeze her hand. “Looks like you like this mall.”

“Yes, I don’t know about your planet, but you have to try the pineapple bun, otherwise, you’re wasting your life.”

I wrap my arms around her. “Kendra...”

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