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?”

and deliberately kept him on the hook.

Bonnie’s eyes sparkled with joy as she

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

I didn’t know you couldn’t take a joke,” Bonnie retorted

enjoyed the steak and dug into his

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, have

“I remember how potent this wine is. Are you trying to get me drunk? That

How can I make you drunk with

Bonnie knew what he was trying to do but did not

think I have an ulterior motive?” Ivor

Bonnie clinked her glass with

saw that. “Why’d you drink it