Page 54 of My Haven
Lily got several cordial glasses out and poured the delicious smelling liqueur into each. She made sure to give Genevieve the first one then handed out the rest.
Genevieve took a sip and sighed happily. Meryn nudged the brownies over. “Enjoy them for me,” she said, giving a sniffle.
“No caffeine?” Genevieve guessed.
“And low or no sugar. Protein is okay, so Tristan and Kyran went to get me chicken tenders and steak bites. Oh, and fries and glazed brussels sprouts. Ryuu discovered if you glaze or roast veggies I eat them more.”
“If you take salt, pepper and pour a bit of butter over brussels sprouts and roast them, they taste like popcorn. But, you really have to brown the tops,” she advised.
“I so want to try that next,” Meryn said.
Genevieve heard a door open and close. Three men and a woman walked in, all holding bags.
“Food!” Meryn crowed.
Genevieve stared. “How tall are you?” she asked the red head.
The man smiled and pointed to Aedan. “About his height.”
“Why do you look taller?”
The woman set her bag on the counter. “He carries it well, doesn’t he?”
“I’ll say,” Arlo agreed.
Caiden pointed to the two who looked like him. “Tristan is the one with darker brown hair, Kyran has the lighter hair.” He pointed to the red head. “That’s Kendrick Ashwood and his wife Anne. Kendrick is one of my closest friends.”
Anne pulled out a styrofoam box. “This is my second night having noodles. The local place is amazing.”
Lily began pulling out small plates and everyone ended up with a bit of everything.
Genevieve wanted to try the noodles, but the brownie and liqueur had left a lovely taste in her mouth.
Meryn scooted her plate closer. “I know you want to try everything.”
“But the brownie…”
Meryn shrugged. “Have more later,” she suggested.
Caiden pulled out a plate from the fridge and slowly began reheating a steak. When it was done, he cut it and put half on her overflowing plate. “I made this yesterday.”
She cut a piece and took a bite. The moan that escaped was unplanned and embarrassing.
Arlo laughed behind her. “I have to edit those out, or she’d have even more crazies following her.”
“What crazies?” Caiden, Tristan and Kyran asked at the same time.
Arlo blinked, then turned to her. “I think a fall wedding would be lovely.”
Genevieve looked at Caiden. “Is this like a signature dish, like the only one you do?”
Tristan laughed. “All his food is like that.”
Arlo began to hum the wedding march.
Genevieve couldn’t even bring herself to care, she just continued to eat. When her steak was gone, she stared down at her empty plate. Caiden slid his portion to her. “You have that. I had it yesterday,” he said, smiling smugly.
She finished the steak, then went on to try the noodles, the chicken tenders and the brussels sprouts Meryn was excited about.
