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 kept him

as she said, “It melted in my mouth, and you

he realized she was teasing him. He could not help but chuckle and say, “Jeez, Bonnie. I can’t believe you made fun of me when you know how much I care about

you couldn’t take a joke,” Bonnie

to receive her approval regarding his cooking skills. He noticed how much she enjoyed the steak and dug into his meal.

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 it tastes best now. Here,

her wine glass and said, “I remember how potent this wine is. Are you trying to get me drunk? That must be

grinned. “I seem to recall you being a good drinker. How can I make you drunk with just a bottle of wine? The timing

what he was trying to do but did not

I have an ulterior motive?” Ivor raised his glass and clinked it with hers.

Ivor.” Bonnie clinked her glass with his

stunned when he saw that. “Why’d you drink