Coming Home to You (2014)
“Greg said, smiling his charming toothpaste ad smile at me from across the table.
I smiled back, but I felt a little like I really didn’t know where to look. I was beginning to think I’d made a mistake, since I was so self-conscious that I couldn’t meet his gaze for more than a few seconds at a time.
“So what do you think of this place?” he asked, carefully selecting a small piece of bread from the basket on the table between us.
I looked around, grateful for the distraction.
“It’s fabulous,” I ...said enthusiastically.
A little too enthusiastically, I realized once I’d said it.
It was true, though. The restaurant Greg had chosen for our date was one of the best in the city, a place I’d passed many times but never been able to afford. The plates were shiny white porcelain squares that served as a canvas for the culinary masterpieces the chefs created every time someone ordered. The linens were crisp and clean, the décor simple but elegant, the menu extremely select.
In other words, not quite my bag.MoreLess
I smiled back, but I felt a little like I really didn’t know where to look. I was beginning to think I’d made a mistake, since I was so self-conscious that I couldn’t meet his gaze for more than a few seconds at a time.
“So what do you think of this place?” he asked, carefully selecting a small piece of bread from the basket on the table between us.
I looked around, grateful for the distraction.
“It’s fabulous,” I ...said enthusiastically.
A little too enthusiastically, I realized once I’d said it.
It was true, though. The restaurant Greg had chosen for our date was one of the best in the city, a place I’d passed many times but never been able to afford. The plates were shiny white porcelain squares that served as a canvas for the culinary masterpieces the chefs created every time someone ordered. The linens were crisp and clean, the décor simple but elegant, the menu extremely select.
In other words, not quite my bag.MoreLess
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