I Love You, Miss Genius

Bonnie asked, “Is your last surprise for me a candlelight dinner?”

“Yeah, it is,” he said smilingly. “I cooked all the dishes you see. Make sure to eat them all, okay?”

Before she could say anything, he added, “I should’ve started with dinner. It’s been a while since I cooked, so you can’t complain if some dishes taste funny.”

“Why would I do something like that?” Bonnie pulled out a chair and sat down. “Let’s dig in and see if your cooking skills are as good as they once were.”

“All right.” Ivor sat down and put a piece of cut steak on her plate.

Bonnie wasted no time and ate the steak. However, Ivor feared he did not cook it well enough, so he asked, “How is it?”

met his nervous gaze and deliberately

body stiffened. Bonnie’s eyes sparkled with joy as she said, “It melted in my

chuckle and say, “Jeez, Bonnie. I can’t believe you made fun of me when you know how much

done the same to me. I didn’t know you couldn’t take

enjoyed the steak and

romantic atmosphere. Soon after, Ivor uncorked a bottle of red wine and poured some of it into his wife. He said, “I took this wine from the cellar. It had plenty of time to mature, so

Are you trying to get me drunk? That must

drunk with just a bottle of wine? The

sure about that?” Bonnie knew what he was trying to

Do you think I have an ulterior motive?” Ivor raised his glass and clinked it with

Ivor.” Bonnie clinked her glass with his

saw that. “Why’d you drink it