on parchment paper. Ethan couldn‟t help but notice how fancy everything was. The tables were covered with white linen and there were multiple place settings, along with two sets of cut crystal glasses and silverware. There was also a bouquet of white tulips in a gold bowl on the center of every table.
“I don‟t know which is the right fork to use,” Danielle whispered.
“I think you‟re supposed to start from the outside and work your way in. At least that‟s what they said on Charm School. ”
Danielle raised an eyebrow. “ Charm School ? You must be a reality TV watcher.”
“I love it,” Ethan said. “It‟s better than scripted TV because you never know what the people you‟re watching are going to do or say next.”
“I‟m addicted to The Bachelor ,” Danielle confessed.
“Why does every girl love The Bachelor ?”
Danielle shrugged. “I don‟t know. We just do. Why do so many guys like WWE
wrestling?”
“This guy doesn‟t,” Ethan said. “WWE is so fake.”
“What should we order?” Danielle asked. “There are too many choices.”
“What looks good to you?”
Danielle‟s eyes glanced over the menu. “I‟ll probably get a burger.”
“You can get a burger anywhere. Order something exotic. Something you wouldn‟t ordinarily eat.”
“Like what?”
Ethan peeked at the menu again. “Oysters!”
Danielle made a face. “Gross!”
“What‟s wrong with oysters?”
“They‟re so slimy.”
“I‟m going to get some.”
Danielle decided to order a crab salad, while Ethan went with the oysters and a lobster roll.
As they waited for their food, Ethan and Danielle talked about everything from movies and TV shows to books and music. They also both confessed to being nervous about their upcoming SAT exams.
“It boggles my mind that so much is riding on that one test,” Danielle said as she took a sip of lemonade.
“Well, it‟s not like everything is riding on it. Our school grades, extracurricular activities, and letters of reference also matter.”
“I know, I know. But everyone is so focused on the SAT. It‟s like THE BIG
TEST!”
“I‟m sure you‟ll ace it.”
“We‟ll see,” Danielle murmured. “Once I get home, I need to hit the books again.”
“No more talk about serious stuff!” Ethan insisted. “We‟re on spring break!” Just then their waiter, a fiftysomething guy with a full head of silver hair, pouchy eyes, and a deep tan, arrived with their food. After serving Danielle, he placed a plate of oysters in front of Ethan.
“Sure you don‟t want one?” Ethan asked as he squeezed some fresh lemon and added a dash of Tabasco sauce to his oysters.
Danielle made a face. “They‟re all yours.”
Ethan popped an oyster into his mouth. And almost spit it back out! Danielle was right. It was slimy!
“How‟s it taste?” Danielle asked.
Ethan forced himself to swallow.
He couldn‟t not eat it in front of Danielle.
“Delicious,” he choked out.
She pointed to his plate. “You‟ve got five more to go.” Lucky me , Ethan thought as he brought another shell to his lips. Somehow, he managed to swallow all six oysters. Ugh! At least his lobster roll was edible.
When it came to dessert, Danielle couldn‟t make up her mind. “I don‟t know if I want the chocolate mousse or the peach tart.”
“How about you get the chocolate mousse and I‟ll get the peach tart and we‟ll share?”
“Great!”
Ethan had assumed they would each put part of the dessert on the other‟s plate, but Danielle had her own idea. He was caught totally off guard when she brought a spoonful of her mousse to his lips.
“Open up,” she said.
Ethan had never had a girl feed him before. He opened his mouth, and Danielle slipped her spoon in.
“Good, huh?”
A speechless Ethan nodded. Then he gave Danielle a forkful of his peach tart.
“Yummy!” she exclaimed.
As Danielle licked a bit of whipped cream from
“I don‟t know which is the right fork to use,” Danielle whispered.
“I think you‟re supposed to start from the outside and work your way in. At least that‟s what they said on Charm School. ”
Danielle raised an eyebrow. “ Charm School ? You must be a reality TV watcher.”
“I love it,” Ethan said. “It‟s better than scripted TV because you never know what the people you‟re watching are going to do or say next.”
“I‟m addicted to The Bachelor ,” Danielle confessed.
“Why does every girl love The Bachelor ?”
Danielle shrugged. “I don‟t know. We just do. Why do so many guys like WWE
wrestling?”
“This guy doesn‟t,” Ethan said. “WWE is so fake.”
“What should we order?” Danielle asked. “There are too many choices.”
“What looks good to you?”
Danielle‟s eyes glanced over the menu. “I‟ll probably get a burger.”
“You can get a burger anywhere. Order something exotic. Something you wouldn‟t ordinarily eat.”
“Like what?”
Ethan peeked at the menu again. “Oysters!”
Danielle made a face. “Gross!”
“What‟s wrong with oysters?”
“They‟re so slimy.”
“I‟m going to get some.”
Danielle decided to order a crab salad, while Ethan went with the oysters and a lobster roll.
As they waited for their food, Ethan and Danielle talked about everything from movies and TV shows to books and music. They also both confessed to being nervous about their upcoming SAT exams.
“It boggles my mind that so much is riding on that one test,” Danielle said as she took a sip of lemonade.
“Well, it‟s not like everything is riding on it. Our school grades, extracurricular activities, and letters of reference also matter.”
“I know, I know. But everyone is so focused on the SAT. It‟s like THE BIG
TEST!”
“I‟m sure you‟ll ace it.”
“We‟ll see,” Danielle murmured. “Once I get home, I need to hit the books again.”
“No more talk about serious stuff!” Ethan insisted. “We‟re on spring break!” Just then their waiter, a fiftysomething guy with a full head of silver hair, pouchy eyes, and a deep tan, arrived with their food. After serving Danielle, he placed a plate of oysters in front of Ethan.
“Sure you don‟t want one?” Ethan asked as he squeezed some fresh lemon and added a dash of Tabasco sauce to his oysters.
Danielle made a face. “They‟re all yours.”
Ethan popped an oyster into his mouth. And almost spit it back out! Danielle was right. It was slimy!
“How‟s it taste?” Danielle asked.
Ethan forced himself to swallow.
He couldn‟t not eat it in front of Danielle.
“Delicious,” he choked out.
She pointed to his plate. “You‟ve got five more to go.” Lucky me , Ethan thought as he brought another shell to his lips. Somehow, he managed to swallow all six oysters. Ugh! At least his lobster roll was edible.
When it came to dessert, Danielle couldn‟t make up her mind. “I don‟t know if I want the chocolate mousse or the peach tart.”
“How about you get the chocolate mousse and I‟ll get the peach tart and we‟ll share?”
“Great!”
Ethan had assumed they would each put part of the dessert on the other‟s plate, but Danielle had her own idea. He was caught totally off guard when she brought a spoonful of her mousse to his lips.
“Open up,” she said.
Ethan had never had a girl feed him before. He opened his mouth, and Danielle slipped her spoon in.
“Good, huh?”
A speechless Ethan nodded. Then he gave Danielle a forkful of his peach tart.
“Yummy!” she exclaimed.
As Danielle licked a bit of whipped cream from
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