AllFreeNovel
Share Us
His eyes slipped closed and he thumped his fist onto the table.
“Uh…”
“Shh.” Devin put a finger to his sealed lips as he chewed. Once he swallowed, he opened his eyes.
“Well?”
“Man, that’s good.” Salty and sweet, rich but not heavy.
“The mango really makes it, huh?”
“Yup.”
“You getting the garlic?”
“Uh-huh.”
“But not too much.”
“Close—I wouldn’t do any more. But seriously. It’s a keeper.”
“Try the veg.”
Devin forced himself to stop cramming delicious, delicious pork in his face. The vegetable was some weird green thing Han had been messing around with. It’d been a little bitter for his taste last time, but it’d probably go pretty well with the pork. He gave it a shot and nodded. “Yup. Cutting the ginger helped a lot.”
“Thought so.” Han flashed a smug, ever-so-slightlysecretive smile as he dug into his own plate.
“What’re you up to?”
“Nothing.”
“Yeah, I don’t buy it.”
Han had always had fun messing around with new recipes, but he’d been more intense about it of late. There was definitely something going on.
“You don’t have to.” Then his smirk deepened. “But maybe someday someone will.”
Devin put down his chopsticks. “You aren’t finally doing it.”
Han had always idly talked about opening his own restaurant. It never came to anything, though. He was too busy at the family business.
“No.” Han shook his head. “Not yet. But let’s just say I’m working on something that might be a first step.”
“Okay, you keep your secrets. As long as you keep the awesome grub coming, too.”
Chuckling, Han nodded. “That I can do.” He took a bite of his own lunch and seemed pleased. “Speaking of which, I’ve got a few other things I’m ready to guinea pig. Dinner at my place tomorrow?”
Normally, Devin would jump at the chance, but heading to the Leung house made all the hairs stand up on the back of his neck. He cleared his throat. “Who all’s going to be there?”
“Does it matter? Free grub, remember.”
“I know. I’m just asking.”
Han shrugged. “Bobbi and Caitlin probably. Clay if I can pry him away from the Junebug for a minute, and you know he’ll want to bring June.” He listed the names of a couple of other guys they hung out with regularly. Then he grimaced. “I think Zoe has the night off, so she’ll probably invite herself.”
“Oh?” Devin’s voice came out strangled to his own ears.
“Maybe. Who knows.”
