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I nod. "Great. You?"
"No complaints."
"Awesome. This is my wife, Maeve."
He grins. "Wife?"
"Aye," I affirm as pride sweeps through me.
He holds his hand out over the counter. "Nice to meet you."
Maeve shakes his hand. "You too."
He claims, "You came on the right night. Everyone is raving about the courses."
Maeve glances down and exclaims, "There are twenty-seven dishes on here!"
My lips twitch. "Aye. Welcome to your new foodie life. The chefs are going to slice, shave, and sprinkle things in ways you've never seen, sunshine."
Her smile grows. She asks, "How are we going to eat twenty-seven courses?"
"They're small," I tell her.
"Still! Twenty-seven!"
"We'll get it all down," I insist.
She reads the menu again and admits, "I don't know what anything is on this menu. Besides recognizing the word crab."
I laugh. "That's the fun part."
"Are we going to be here until two in the morning?"
I shake my head. "They prepare everything really quick and plate it for us. The chef believes each dish is still in its live state of being, so we're supposed to eat it while it's still fresh."
Maeve glances through the glass. "That's a lot of raw fish."
"Aye. I guarantee you'll love it. But are ya sure you've never had any of this before?"
She shakes her head and looks a bit anxious.
I run my thumb over her cheek. "Nothing to worry about, princess."
She relaxes a tad and glances around the room. "It's really pretty in here. I like all the plants."
Botan interjects, "Every day, we rearrange them so you can see all the imperfections that Mother Nature created. And they're seasonal, so come back in a few months from now, and we'll have some new ones."
"Wait until the holidays. You'll love it in here," I declare.
Amusement fills Maeve's expression again. She says, "Ya seem to know a lot about this place. Are ya a foodie, Tynan?"
I shrug. "I like a good meal just as much as ya. What can I say?" I press the button on the remote to speed things up.
She takes a deep breath and swallows hard.
I murmur in her ear, "Are ya ready for your dare?"
She glances at me. "Why do I feel like I'm going to regret this?"
