Chapter 20: The First Night (1)

When Rosalind finished having a shower, she opened the door to see some candles lit on the floor. She wore a casual white T-shirt and brown shorts.

Gabriel was waiting on the table with a bouquet. “Come, Rose.”

With heart beating fast, she approached him. He gazed at her and smiled. “Have you had enough rest?”

Rosalind nodded and sat next to Gabriel at a middle-sized table. Then he pointed at the bouquet on the table.

“Oh, for me?”

“Yes. I hope you’d like it.”

She smiled while smelling the red roses and touching a few petals. “It’s lovely. Thank you.”

“Just like you. Lovely.”

Then some maids brought their dinner. Rosalind’s stomach growled to smell the food’s aroma. She blushed while touching her belly.

He grinned to hear her stomach’s sound. “Hungry? Let’s eat now.”

The maids opened the trays, and Rosalind’s mouth watered to see roasted chicken, mashed potatoes with cheese and ham, crab salad, salmon and broccoli, and a glass of Pinot Noir for each of them. After serving the food a