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Her face turned serious. “Would that be so bad? I mean, if I did, you know…I mean, like you,” she almost stuttered, her cheeks flaming nearly as red as her lipstick.
Ben now looked up from the menu, his eyes meeting hers. “No,” he said, smiling. “It wouldn’t. Shockingly, it actually feels really good when your wife doesn’t despise you.”
Ava smiled back at him. “Good. Because I think I like it better this way too.”
For a moment, Ben’s gaze got caught on her beautiful smile, her full soft lips, almost as if he was wondering what they would taste like. Ava noticed his stare. He blushed and snapped out of it.
“Let’s order. I am starving,” he mumbled.
“Yeah, me too.”
“You know, I think it’s a lovely night for a short walk. I find that walks tend to clear the mind. And belly,” Ava said rubbing her full stomach.
The dinner had been wonderful. They joked, laughed, ate, and drank good wine. It was an evening straight out of a fairytale. The perfect date.
“I could walk that off too,” he said placing his hand onto his stomach that even through his shirt left no doubt about how well he was built—nothing but lean muscles.
“I’ll pay the bill and meet you outside.”
“This is my treat,” Ava protested.
“We are married, you know, technically it is coming out of the same bank account.”
Ava accepted that answer. It was true. Sort of. Although she had barely touched any of that money, some of it was hers in form of an allowance, just as Elijah Radcliff had demanded it in his will.
“It really is a nice night for a walk,” Benjamin said as they walked down the sidewalk of a small street filled with shops. It was late so they were all closed, but their illuminated windows turned the street into a warm light. They street was almost empty, aside from the occasional pedestrian or dog walker.
Benjamin pointed at the sky. “You know, my father once told me something about stars and wishes. I think there was a catchy song about it.”
“Really, what was it?” she smiled.
“Uh… it’s been so long… I don’t think I remember.”
Ava nodded. “My father told me that the brightest star grants wishes.”
Benjamin touched her arm. “Ah yeah, I think it’s something like that. It’s coming back to me.”
With a teasing smile, aware that he still had his hand on her arm and how seducing he could be, she said, “Well sing it then.”
He looked at her, a bit embarrassed, “I don’t sing.”
“Not even for your wife? Come on,” she pressed.
“No,” he maintained stubbornly but soon she held his arm with both hands, urging him to sing.
“For me, come on!”
“Ugh, fine. Uh, I don’t really remember all the lyrics, but it goes something like…” He paused and closed his eyes, exhaling and then opening them again. “…Can’t I do something else?”
“You could tell me about the worst day of your life, that’s something else.”
He shuddered. “I’ll sing.”
“That’s what I thought,” she said with a triumphant smile on her face.
He cleared his throat and looked around. There weren’t a lot of people out, so he nodded and went ahead, but not before warning her not to laugh.
“I promise,” she assured him, already snickering.
