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“I’ actually,” she admits “But you don’t need to cook foryour home for a feeeks, I don’t expect you to serve me too”

I shakefordeal,” I say, and note the strange look on her face “What?”

“Steak? As in, you’re going to eat one of your cows?” she asks and I alh out loud

“Well, that’s what I’etarian are you?” I ask

Sydney shakes her head “No, but now that I’ve actually been face to face with a cow, I don’t know that I can eat one”

“Trust e your mind,” I promise her

She nods and follows me into the house “If you say so,” she mutters behind me

I stand on the deck, rill and peek into the backat Sydney at my kitchen counter She offered to help with the meal so I told her she could etables and I find myself turned on by the way she handles the knife She’s clearly not a novice in the kitchen I hadn’t expected that

I take the steaks off the grill and step into the kitchen, letting the aroma of the meat settle over the roo able to eat it melt off of her face

“Ok so you were right That s,” she says

I open a bottle of red wine and pour us each a glass while we sit down to eat I watch

Sydney take the first bite of her steak and I can’t help but smile at the look of pure bliss that spreads across her face

“Oh my God,” she nearly moans “This is the best steak I’ve ever eaten”

My chest swells a little at the fact that I have pleased her I look at her over the ri her a lot more than this We settle into so, but I quickly find that Sydney isthan I had anticipated

“After that, I fell in love with skydiving and I do it as often as I can The rush of it really helps center