Page 164 of One More Kiss

The sun shone through the passenger window, highlighting her gorgeous features, making her face light up even more. “Yeah, I’d love to try it. My parents never brought us to eat out before, so this is something new for me.”

For a moment, the thought of Tori never experiencing a restaurant upset me, but then I figured I could be the one to introduce these things to her. By showing her experiences, I could witness her happy, carefree, and giggling because of the situation. I wanted more of these moments with her.

As I drove to ‘Two Bites’, I would periodically glance out of the corner of my eye to look at Tori. She seemed content in her seat, looking at everything, but then I’d catch her staring at me. When she noticed I was looking, she quickly looked away. I grinned knowing I had that type of effect on her, the one where she was nervous for me to catch her staring.

We pulled into the parking lot before I quickly undid my buckle and opened her car door. I wanted to be the person who opened her door often. She got out and grasped my outstretched hand, she acknowledged me by thanking me. We strolled inside the restaurant hand in hand, both of us standing there, observing the menu.

“Welcome to ‘Two Bites’,” a woman greeted, “go ahead and grab a seat, someone will be with you shortly.”

Her name read, Marcella. She was right. As soon as we sat down in the back of the dining room, she came to serve us. I ordered a vanilla milkshake and Tori ordered a banana milkshake. I told Marcella to grab the milkshakes first and then bring us a platter of small burgers.

Tori and I got our milkshakes quickly and as Tori sucked on her straw, I watched in awe. She was beautiful no matter what she was doing.

“Look. I’m pretty sure those trays of burgers are ours because they’re coming this way,” Tori remarked before taking another swig of her milkshake.

I turned around just in time to see a boy right next to our table. It was safe to say the burgers were indeed ours. “Want to see how many we could eat?” I asked, causing her to laugh.

“I doubt you could afford how much I could eat. I’ve been practicing for this my whole life,” Tori said, a glint shimmered in her eyes as if teasing me.

“Don’t you worry about that,” I said, “Take the bet.”

“What bet?” She asked, leaning forward.

She seemed interested in knowing what I had in mind. “Whoever eats most of the burgers get something of their choosing even if the other person doesn’t agree.”

“I don’t know about that,” she said, seemingly unsure, “What if it’s something that’s too much for me to handle?”

I thought for a second, then said, all you have to do is say so and it ends.”

She had no clue what I had in mind. All I wanted was to taste her lips, to have a kiss, but I wasn’t sure if she would allow such a move at this stage of our relationship. Even though Tori looked worried, she still agreed to the bet. It made me wonder what she had in store if I ate the most burgers.

Thirty minutes later and ten burgers down, I still hadn’t beat Tori. It didn’t help that we had a milkshake to start off with. She had eaten fifteen over my ten and was still going. I knew with the size of these burgers, I could easily eat more than Tori, but I wanted her to win. I was curious to see what she had in mind, even if it meant I had to hold off for our kiss.

I sat back and rubbed my belly, indicating I was done. “I’m stuffed.”

Tori’s teeth showed for a fraction of a second as she grinned before she placed her hand in front of her mouth. I’d already seen her teeth before without her realizing it. Even though they were crooked, it didn’t mean she was any less beautiful. I wanted to see the smile grace her face again.

“Looks like you beat me at twenty,” I said, chuckling.

She smiled again, but this time didn’t show her teeth. “Ha. This is what happens when you go without eating. You end up winning a food bet!”

I tossed the towel on the table after wiping my mouth. “You seem a bit competitive. Are you still hungry, then?”

Her eyes widened at my question. “No! I couldn’t eat another bite. But didn’t it take two bites a piece to eat? The restaurant lived up to their name.”

“You are so right!” I agreed. But I didn’t want to go off topic. I wanted to know what the stakes were. “So, since you won. What are you requesting of me?”

“You’ll just have to see.” Tori slid out of the booth, “I’ll be back. I’m going to the restroom.”

I won’t lie, I was a bit nervous about what Tori’s stakes were. What could she want from me? While she was in the restroom, I settled the tab. I didn’t want her to feel uncomfortable by seeing the price. It was a pretty penny considering we ate so many burgers. But it was totally worth the price. Besides, I had a job. It wasn’t much of one, but it paid for what I wanted.

Tori walked back to the table right as I finished signing my name on the receipt. “You ready to go?”

She nodded, “Yep. Where to?”

“Since you won, I’ll let you choose,” I offered, waiting for her reply.

“How about the park a few streets away. It’s not a big one, but I enjoy going there to think,” Tori suggested.

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