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“Sure.”He cut off a piece of the steak, and the plastic knife went through like butter.“Whoa.”
“Only the best,” Bay murmured.“Tastes amazing, too, I bet.”Bay didn’t wait for him to find out before taking a bite of his own.
Sounded like he wasn’t the only one that made sex sounds over food…
“Now, the steak is good, but the lobster is the real prize.”Bay cut off a bite and dipped it into the butter, before slurping the piece off his fork.A drop of butter ran down his lip and onto his chin.
“I—” He reached out with his finger, not even thinking, stopping the grease from getting on Bay’s shirt.
Bay blinked at him, tongue coming out to follow the same path his finger had taken.
“Y-you had butter.”And he hadn’t even thought.
“Oh.Nanny instincts.”Bay almost looked disappointed.
“I—” No.No, not really.Really it had been just instincts.
“I’ll try not to keep dribbling like a little kid,” Bay promised, grabbing another slice of lobster.“But I don’t promise anything.This is too good not to really savor.”
“I’ll try not to touch your face.”But he couldn’t promise anything.
“Well, if I dribble again, you’ve got my permission.”Bay’s voice sounded a little husky.
“I…” He licked his lips, but he couldn’t look away from Bay’s mouth.
“How’s the steak?”Bay finally asked.
“I think it’s really good.I mean, I think it’s really good.”His cheeks were hot, and he felt goofy and nervous.
“It’s so good you think it’s really good twice.Good.It was expensive enough.”Bay cut through his steak and ate the bite.He nodded and gave Pete a thumbs-up.
Oh, should he be embarrassed that Bay had spent so much money?
“We need to make this a regular thing,” Bay suggested, having another bite of steak, this time picking up some of the rice to eat with it.
“Yeah?I like the idea of adult supper.It doesn’t even have to be fancy, you know?”
“Yeah, but it’s nice to be able to be at least a little bit fancy if it’s kid-free.”Bay dipped more lobster.
“True.”He tried the lobster, finding it sweet and rich, his eyes crossing.
Bay chuckled.“See?Wouldn’t you rather have that on a kid-free evening over chicken fingers?”
“Uh-huh.Next time, can we have something spicy?Thai?Or Indian?”He loved spice.
“Sure.I’ll get Will to find the best places to order from, and we can explore.”
“Yeah?That would be amazing.Thank you.That’s super kind.”He beamed over, licking his lips clean.
“Mmm.Just trying to keep us both sane, yeah?”Bay’s gaze flicked from his lips to his eyes, giving him a smile.“Eat.Enjoy the meal.”
“I am.I—How was your work day?”That was fair to ask, right?
“Good.I’m getting used to the space, to working from home instead of at the office.I’m actually thinking of shutting the office down.Let everyone work from home.It’s a pretty small crew.I know Will would appreciate it.”
“It would save money and resources, yes?”Add that to happy employees and it sounded amazing.
“Yep.Honestly, being in an office is just habit.And if you can keep focused at home, you might as well be there.Saves gas, the environment, all that shi-stuff.Win-win for everyone.”