Page 34 of The Wrong Husband
Social Circle: Special bond with 3 female peers. High emotional trust with one of them.
Consumption: Dirty chai(!), 1 piece of what appears to be a brownie. 1 slice of lemon tart.
Quirk Logged: Sighs contentedly after dessert, eyes flutter half-shut.
Memory Anchor: Tilt of head when tasting something pleasurable = identical to clinical focus expression.
Caffeine Tolerance: High. Three cups/day minimum.
Laugh Frequency: Rare (baseline) but increases by 17% in group setting.
Physical Marker: Left cheek dimples faintly when genuinely amused.
Notes: Third encounter at The Fearless Kitten. Subject profile recalibrating. Smile has lingering effect.
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“She’ll have the wild mushroom tartlet to start, followed by the fillet of turbot. I’ll take the hand-dived scallops and the roast loin of venison. For dessert, we’ll share the dark chocolate delice with orange sorbet. Coffee for me. A glass of white for her.”
Turns out, she had not one condition, but two.
She chose the restaurant, and I was paying. The latter? Did she seriously think I'd take her to dinner and not pay?
The former? She chose James’ restaurant.Smart woman.
She means to force a confrontation between the three of us. I say,bring it on.Of course, I took the precaution of messaging James to let him know we were headed here. He’s going to be furious enough with me when he finds out I have designs on his sister. I didn’t want to spring another surprise on him and take him unawares.
