Chapter 61 - Serving Menu

After a few hours Joanna cooked a whole menu for me, we had first dishes on the tables then main courses with different types of meat and roasting, and then two cakes.

I usually ate that amount of food in an entire week since I was more like a lazy cooker, using the excuse of my busy job to buy takeaways or to have sandwiches wraps, or salads way too often during the week.

"Woah, everything looks so delicious!" I exclaimed mouth-watering staring at the table. 

She took one of the appetizers and laid it in front of me. She then cleared her voice and fixed her posture.

"Miss Lily Waldorf, I have the pleasure to serve you Bavarian blood sausage, with sauerkraut and a goat cheese cream."

She pulled the forks in front of me and stood composed in front of me with hands at her side just like a chef.

We both laughed and then I took a bite of the course, I could taste every ingredient she mentioned, the cheese, the sauerkraut, and the sausage. The tastes all combined in a delicious harmony of flavors.

She took a bite as well and we stared at each other nodding, "you were born to be a chef, Joanna." I commented I wish I was that good at cooking. It was like she studied in a cooking school for years or if a famous chef trained her, whereas her talent was natural.

"I guess I was a real chef." She said in a whisper.

"That's why we get along so well and we are best friends because we complete each other since I barely can toast bread." I joked cheering her up.

She then turned around to take another dish and sat down. She placed the main dish in front of us.

"This is pork with cream of courage and speak to the side."

I cut the pork, the roasting was perfect and the cream had the right texture. I was sure that she would improve in a short time if her skills were already that good.

Then we tasted the cakes, one was a triple chocolate mousse and the other one was a strawberry cheesecake.

When I tasted them I felt I was in heaven, the taste was so delicious and soft that both the cakes melted on my tongue.

If she looked like that every day I would gain weight in a very short time because every dish she made was extraordinary tasteful that she had the skills of a proper chef, not an amateur.

"I am glad you liked the menu." She said as we both washed the dishes.

"I am glad too since my taste buds hadn't a proper

meal in a long long time." I joked laughing.

"Then I am here to remind them how good food is."

After cleaning and washing the dishes we went to the living room to watch a comedy show while we ate popcorn.

We never liked partying, not even when we were young, staying at home watching tv and snacking on food had always been our go-to.

"You hadn't told me about the famous CEO Cameron Collins yet." She intervened as she watched the tv.

I took a mouthful of popcorn and chewed it slowly to figure out what could I possibly answer to her. After swallowing it down I shook my head, "no progress for now."

As soon as I lied to her a sense of guilt grew on my stomach.

Lying to her was hard and I hoped she wouldn't ask me more times because I already felt awful for doing so. Keeping secret our relationship was probably the hardest rule to respect.

She turned around and raised her eyebrows, "your eyes are sparkling and you're glowering. I doubt nothing had changed."

She knew me too well not to easily figure out when I was lying. I sighed and gave up. A smile grew on my lips canceling any chance I could deny the truth. I took a deep breath and finally told her the truth, "we are seeing each other, I decided to see him respecting his rules but trust me even if he has those rules I still am so happy and he treats me so well that everything comes second."

Joanna grimaced doubtful starting at me for some instants, she frowned her forehead, "why is he so obsessed with those rules? Have you tried to ask him?" She asked me rolling her eyes. 

I shrugged, "I never try to dig too much in the matter." I took a deep breath, "the rules aren't so strict anyways it's basically like dating privately."

She tilted her head from side to side, "yes but imagine dating someone for years and not being able to tell anyone. It's not that good." 

Her statement made me think of the situation from a new perspective and she was right, If we ended up seeing each other for years, will he always have those rules? I hesitant for a bit.

"If we last years maybe we will be to a point that we won't need to hide anymore."

I said, replying both to her and to my concerns. I wished I wasn't wrong.

"So when will you introduce me to him?" She asked smiling mischievously. "I want to know him." She drifted her gaze back to me and leaned forward-leaning her head on her arm.

I shook my head, that didn't sound like a good idea at all. Cameron didn't even know that I told Joanna about 'us', maybe one day Joanna will cook for us and they will get along very well.

But for now, I didn't want to change what Cameron and I had because that was the best thing that happened to me in a while and my only source of happiness.

"I will one day." I smiled at her.

"And I will make the cake for the wedding." She commented looking at me with proud eyes.. I laughed, that would be amazing.