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“That’s it? Are you for real? Are you feeling okay? Maybe you’re running a fever?”
“I’m fine. Thank you for your concern.”
“So why don’t you introduce me to your goddess?” Tony gives me an insolent look.
“Gladly!” He immediately leaps up and takes my hand as he looks at me.
“Sam, this is Tony. A childhood friend of mine, my confidante and lawyer. Tony, this is Sam Rodriguez. The goddess of beauty, sex and love. In other words: Venus,” he exaggerates, running his free hand over my body.
Tony falls silent and looks me over. I’m embarrassed and tense, mainly due to the filthy things he’d whispered to me as I put on his clothes. Feelings of beauty and pride spreading through me make me want to beam. I feel so beautiful through his eyes.
“Pleased to meet you!” He holds his hand out, and as I reach my free hand towards him, he leans down to kiss it.
“Venus, after all,” he taunts and jabs at him.
“As you should be! Sam’s a real princess, so I expect you and everyone around to act accordingly. And I suggest you not test me on that.” He grows serious. “Knocking before you walk into my room isn’t a bad idea either,” he points to the door. “She’s important to me, and she’s also got an adorable kid who’ll be visiting here soon, so I’m warning you in advance, don’t you dare breathe a word of what’s happening here, or God forbid act like a creep, are we clear?” He speaks to him in a disdainful tone.
Tony chuckles and nods. “Sure thing. Good luck to you.”
“Thanks,” he concludes. “Shall we order out?”
“Actually,” I hear my voice for the first time in this room, “I can cook us up something if you want.”
“Excellent!” Avi’s beaming with joy. “She even cooks! I told you she was a goddess.”
Embarrassed by his words, a blush again rises to my cheeks.
“Let’s see what we’ve got here.” He opens the freezer door and I spot a bag of Chinese vegetables for stir-frying. I pull it out quickly. “How about stir-fry noodles?”
“Sounds great!” they both immediately agree.
I get to work while he approaches and ties a small black apron around my waist.
“So you don’t get this shirt dirty, right? I need your scent!” I swallow silently. I’m determined to fix him a meal that’ll be the essence of my feelings for him, the whole sensual current I feel when I’m around him. I prepare the food, chopping, washing, spicing, boiling and straining until everything’s ready and smells perfect.
“Time to eat!” I call out into the space of the room. He pulls out some fancy white Japanese-style bowls, and I pour my heart out into his.
“You know,” I whisper to him, quietly so only he hears, while softly running my hand across the back of his neck, his body immediately tingling as I smile to myself, “my heart’s a lot like this meal. Everything’s mixed up, bungled together and unclear. But at the same time – true, right, full of color, beauty and flavor, perfect harmony.”
He looks at me, stunned.
“You’re the essence of that perfection.” A large quantity of spiced and scented noodles rolls onto his fork, and he greedily sticks it all into his mouth. “Wow, that’s delicious!” he exaggerates again, licking his lips.
“Bon appétit, darling!” I burst out laughing.
He stops, looking at me.
“Thanks so much, Princess.”
I pour them some white wine I found in the fringe and the three of us clink glasses.
“Cheers,” we call out, and Avi adds: “Blessed is He who has granted us life, sustained us, and allowed us to arrive at this time.” I gaze at him, uncomprehending.
Tony shoots him a skeptical glance as well.
“What do you mean?” I look at him in embarrassment.
“I mean that you’re Venus, a goddess and here, too,” he places my hand on his heart. “I’m very much enjoying the way you’re taking care of me.” He kisses the back of my hand, holding it in his own and adding: “And I’m sure I’ll very much enjoy taking care of you too.”
