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

eyes sparkled with joy as she

in relief when he realized she was teasing him. He could not help but chuckle and say, “Jeez, Bonnie.

I didn’t know you couldn’t

enjoyed the steak and dug into his meal. Of course, he remembered to offer

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

wine is. Are you trying to get me drunk?

recall you being a good drinker. How can I make you drunk with just a bottle of wine? The timing just feels right

he was trying

ulterior motive?” Ivor raised

her glass with his and downed her

he saw that. “Why’d you