It felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders from talking about the pain I had endured back to back. It was too much for little ol’ me. Every day, I got up ready to tackle the day with a smile on my face.
“Aww, damn. I’m sorry that happened to you, and I’m sorry for the loss of your parents. If we’re ever out and he thinks to bring his ass over to speak to you, he’ll have to answer to me. And it won’t be pretty. I don’t like men like that.” The muscles in Nash’s jaw twitched as his eyes lowered.
The door opened, and the server stepped in with a smile on her face and menus in her arms.
“Good afternoon to you both. I’m Courtnei, and I’ll be your server for the afternoon. What can I start you off with to drink? I also see that you’re here for the taste testing, so we will get that to you as well. I just need you to look over the menu and tell me what you like.”
She placed the menus down in front of us. “I’ll give you time to look over the menu to see what you’d like to try out. You’ll also get a free bottle to take home with you.”
“I’ll take water with lemon,” I told her.
“Same for me,” Nash stated.
Courtnei did a small bow before she turned on her heels and walked away. I picked up the menu to scan it. All the selections looked good.
“What are you thinking of getting?” Nash asked.
“Uhh, I’m looking at all the fruit selections they have. The apple and strawberry look good. Oh, and the pear too.” I lifted my eyes to see him nodding. “What about you?”
“The same, but I wouldn’t mind trying the hot ones too.”
I cringed and screwed up my face. “That doesn’t sound like it’s good.”
He threw his head back and laughed. “You never know. You might like it.”
I half shrugged. “Ehh.”
“If we can get separate ones, I’ll take some of the hot ones they have… mismatch them.”
I nodded in agreement. “Do they have anything to eat, or is it only wine?”
“Just wine. After we’re done with this, we can go out to eat. Do you have anything in mind?”
“Not really. Since this date was your idea, do you have any ideas?”
Nash leaned back in his chair and rested an arm on the table. “I could use a steak.”
My mouth watered for a steak since it had been a while since I’d had one.
“I can too.”
The server came back and set the water in front of us with a bowl of lemons. “Do you have the wine selected you’d like to taste test?”
Both of us gave Courtnei the names of the different wines we wanted to try out. After she marked them down, she left.
“Can I ask you a question?” Nash asked, leaning on the table.
I reached for a lemon to squeeze into the water. “Sure. Go ahead.”
“Since you’re a veterinarian, do you own the place where you work?”
I shook my head with a slight frown. “Oh no. I work for someone else. However, in the future, I hope to have my own clinic. That’s one of my future goals.”
He raised a brow. “Oh, yeah? That’s dope. What are some of your other future goals?”
Should I even tell him what else I wanted out of life? Oh, what the hell?“I want to get married and have kids too.”
“Oh, word? How many?”
