Chapter 16

Once everything was ready, the two of them occupied the chairs across from each other after placing all of the food on the tabletop. Blake had a wonderful time throughout dinner. He didn’t really focus on the taste of the food or even the wine. Most of his concentration were on Justin. He loved how the side of Justin’s eyes would crinkle a little as the man laughed. Justin looked so handsome yet soft at the same time as he gestured animatedly about one thing or another while recounting some stories to Blake. Dinner passed by in the blink of an eye, and Blake was more than a little disappointed when he realized that the two of them had polished off every morsel of food on the table. Even the bottle of wine was already empty.

“I have some ice cream in the freezer. Are you up for something sweet?”

Justin nodded, obviously eager and delighted. “Bring it on.”

Blake chortled. “What flavors do you like? I have chocolate, chocolate mint, strawberry, vanilla, mango, raspberry—”