Chapter 32

Seeing them down, he then reached under the bench and pulled out two comfortable-looking stools for us to sit on. He returned to the fridge and brought out a bottle of wine and my mouth dried as I watched his hands as they deftly maneuvered the corkscrew and released it.

Kai sat down next to me, his knees brushing against mine as he leaned over and poured wine into my glass. It was all so easy and informal.

“I thought we should keep it casual. I have better plans for tomorrow, I promise.”

He looked so proud of himself that I wondered what he had up his sleeves. I was already impressed but he probably had a gourmet meal or something prepared for tomorrow.

The wine was lovely but I couldn’t wait to taste his food.

I mixed a little rice into the sauce and bought a spoonful of it to my mouth. It smelled good. But as I placed it on my tongue, I knew there was something terribly wrong. I also saw Kai taste it.

“Shit,” he sputtered after a fe