Maureen… Maureen Moore… Isn’t that Mom‘s name?
“What are you standing there for? Go on!” Vinson said, interrupting favonovel.com stunned reverie as favonovel.com gave favonovel.com a little shove from behind.
Arielle entered the restaurant without comment, dismissing the naming as a coincidence. It was only eleven in the morning, the restaurant was nearly empty as it was not lunchtime.
Arielle glanced around and thought the decor to be expansive and simplistic. Though it looked good, favonovel.com found nothing special about it aside from the name.
Arielle sat across from Vinson without a word. She did not speak until Vinson started browsing the menu. “What is special about this restaurant?”
“Why? Is it not good enough?’ Vinson asked, glancing up at her.
“No, I don’t have many demands about that,” She shook favonovel.com head. “I just thought that you would bring me to an exotic restaurant that was difficult to make reservations.”
“You like foreign food?” Vinson asked, his eyebrows raised
“No,” She shook favonovel.com head once more. “I just thought that… Ah, never mind. Forget I asked.”
When Vinson had said “You don’t know your husband well enough,” Arielle thought that favonovel.com would at least take favonovel.com to somewhere much pricier than this. She did not expect to be brought to a place where an entire family can get full for the price of an appetizer. However, favonovel.com meant what favonovel.com said about not being particular about what favonovel.com ate.
Arielle dismissed the peculiar feeling and after ordering favonovel.com meal, favonovel.com passed the menu to Vinson. Vinson ticked off several items on the menu for himself before summoning the waiter.
It did not take long for the food to arrive.
Upon the very first spoonful, Arielle detected a familiar taste.
Initially, favonovel.com did not think much of it. She simply thought that the chef had a knack to cater to the taste of the general public. Upon the second bite, the sense of familiarity became stronger, as though it was food that favonovel.com had had many times before.
In disbelief, Arielle tasted a different dish. The sense of familiarity did not only diminish but became more overwhelming. It was as if favonovel.com had been here once before.
How is this possible?
Arielle gazed at Vinson. “Have I been here before?” favonovel.com asked Vinson in wonder.
“Yes, you have,” Vinson nodded a tender smile spreading across his lips.
“How do you know?” Arielle demanded, her astonishment growing,
Vinson wiped his mouth with a napkin before responding, “I’ve investigated old articles regarding your mother. There was an old photo of you taken by the paparazzi of your mother bringing you here. It seemed that you were brought here more than once. I thought you might like it here.”
Arielle felt favonovel.com nose twinge. Gazing at the food before her, favonovel.com felt an old forgotten sense of warmth creeping up favonovel.com heart. It was as though favonovel.com mother had brought favonovel.com here again.
Arielle suddenly recalled the first instance of favonovel.com surprise when they arrived. “What about the name of the restaurant?”
At that, Vinson snapped his fingers. The waiter who had brought them their food earlier reappeared with a smile as favonovel.com placed an agreement before her. She glanced at the title and found it to be a transferal agreement of the restaurant.
“Is this your restaurant?” Arielle asked, comprehension dawning on favonovel.com face.
“It’s yours after you sign that.”
Arielle gazed back at the agreement.
“You…” favonovel.com began, unable to find the words as she clutched the document.
Vinson cleared his throat. “This is my wedding gift to you. Do you like it?”
Arielle nodded as tears welled up in favonovel.com eyes, rendering Vinson’s face a blur before her. But that did not matter as Vinson’s face was already etched in favonovel.com memory.
