Chapter 4 Date night (3/?)

After walking for a few minutes they arrive in front of what seems like a medieval era's historic building. 'STIFTSKELLER' RESTAURANT founded by st. Peter stiftskeller in Salzburg is the oldest restaurant in the world. It was built inside St. Peter's monastery in the year 803.

Despite hundreds of years of different extensions and renovations, the restaurant has always maintained its Baroque style.

At present, the old stone interior design of the stiftskeller remains to look very historic yet contemporary.

Arriving at the restaurant's entrance manager opens the gate for them, "Mr Lewis and Miss White I guess, Right? Please, welcome. We were waiting for your arrival." the manager signals them to enter after confirming their identities.

Entering the restaurant, the grand interior comes into view with hundreds of round tables arranged neatly, people having their dinner with their friends and family.

Warm light shining upon them gives them a cosy feeling. With roughly around fifty tables in total, more than half of them were already filled with people, some were eating while others were waiting for their orders to arrive.

When Liam and Anastasia entered the restaurant all the eyes landed on them, people stopped what they were doing and looked in their direction.

'Is this custom in all the restaurants that when we enter, everyone has to quiet down?' Liam thought to himself, feeling everyone's gaze. After he realised that everyone was looking at Anastasia as she looks very beautiful and stunning.

"This way, please!" the manager gestures to them to follow him to their designated table.

Liam and Anastasia looked at the manager gesturing for them to follow him.

Looking at each other they both started to follow the manager.

When the table comes into view Liam runs toward the table arriving behind the seat he pulls out the chair and looks in Anastasia's direction smiling he gestures to her to take a seat. "Here, My Princess!"

Anastasia bowed to Liam in Royal demeanour and thanked him, "Thank you, Mr Prince Charming!"

"Pleasure is all mine," Liam replied in the same Royal manner.

Liam returns to his chair discovering the manager preparing his chair for him, "Here, esteemed guest. Make yourself comfortable." the manager says to Liam.

"Thank you very much." Taking the seat Liam thanked the manager.

"Here is the menu card. Sir~Mam." The manager presents Liam and Anastasia with a menu card for their dinner.

"For starters, I will have one vegetable cream soup with croutons, Greek salad and beef steak with egg and a bottle of red wine, please," Anastasia ordered after going through the menu card and glancing at Liam.

"For me One Gazpacho brume, a veg salad and salmon with lemon, please," Liam ordered after deciding his choice of dish from the menu card; Looking at the manager.

"Please, wait for a moment. We are preparing your order." The manager bowed down and left to prepare the orders.

"Come here, sit next to me." Anastasia grabbed his arm, pulling him next to her and forced him to sit there.

Anastasia chose the table that doesn't have anyone around them, so they could have some privacy.

At that moment the manager exited the kitchen with the waitress following him and a pleasing aroma spread in every direction.

"You didn't wait for long, right? Here, We prepared some appetizers for you before we cooked your dish. I hope you will like it." the manager says as the waitress places the dish on the tables bowed and stepped back as she smiled at them. Before they got back to the kitchen.

"The smell of the dish is so balsamic that the moment I take a deep breath my lungs are instantly refreshed with it..." Liam muttered as his appetite was quickly aroused by the soothing smell and his mouth began to salivate listening to the quiet sizzle of the dish.

Liam pulled the dish towards him and picking the fork that was placed beside the dish, he lifted the leaf that was acting as a cover. And the instantly small hot cloud of steam rose to his face directly attacking his nostrils with sugary flavour.

The appetiser looked like a mixture of rice and small white beans doused with sweet syrup and covered in red caviar. He also spotted different types of leaves that added more taste toward the spiciness of the dish, but the sweet smell was still dominant.

As crazy as it sounded, that was how it looked.

Feeling unable to hold himself back anymore, he digs the spoon in his dish, scooping a good amount of rice and beans with a bit of syrup and leaves and placing it in his mouth slowly savouring its divine taste as he closes his eyes and chews on it.

The moment it touched on his tongue the hot dish started to burn his tongue a little, sizzling it and honey cooling it after leaving sweet after taste.

"Mhmm!" Liam moaned in satisfaction as put another even bigger portion in his mouth. With each bite, he munches on the beans, crushing it, leaving its sour juice in all directions.

"I have never tasted so many flavours in one dish," Liam commented after savouring the taste and glancing at the side to see Anastasia. He was shocked to find she was already licking the bowl clean.

"Uhm!, I am sorry for my manners, but it's too good. If you don't want to, can I eat it for you?" Noticing Liam gaze she turns to look at him and says after looking at his half-empty dish.

"I am sorry but it's mine. You are not getting anything. Hehe.." Liam answered looking at Anastasia while covering his bowl protecting it from her.

"Pretty please..... Just a bit." Anastasia requested with puppy eyes, Holding his hands looking at his face blinking.

"You already had your serving. Who told you to finish it as quickly as it came." Anna was still holding onto him so he couldn't so he turned and scolded her.

"Pretty pleaseeeee...." Anna was still adamant about letting him go as she begged him surely, making him unable to reject her.

"Okay, but only this one. Understand!" Liam agreed to her request, making her jump in excitement.

*Yeah!*

She closed her eyes and opened her mouth waiting for Liam to feed her.

Liam looked at her without doing anything, holding back his laughter looking at her cute pose.

*pfft!*

Anna, not feeling anything inside her mouth only to see Liam's cramped face putting his hand on his face holding back his laughter.

*pfft!*

"Hahaha... You look so cute that I couldn't bear to interrupt you, sorry!" Liam answered back, watching Anna opening her eyes and looking at him in the wronged way.

"Aah!.. You are so hateful!" Anna watches him making fun of her kicking his leg under the table.

"Ouch! Ouch!... Ok, sorry. I was just joking. Here, take it. Open your mouth I will feed you." Liam quickly replied not making her angrier.

"You won't pull the same prank again, right?" Anna narrowed her eyes at him.

"No, no. See I am holding the spoon with the dish quickly open your mouth before it gets any cold." Liam answered her showing the spoon he was holding and bringing it to her mouth.

"Aaah... Noam, Noam!" Anna opens her mouth and munches on the dish from him.

"Don't swallow it immediately; chew on it slowly, let the flavours melt in your mouth and savour it. That way you will like the taste more." Liam advised her to take it slowly and savour every bit of it.

Anna chews on it slowly and savours every bit of its taste as Liam advised; closing her eyes and enjoying the taste.

"How does it taste?" Liam asked her, watching as she slowly savoured the dish.

"Mmm, now that I eat it slowly, it tastes more delicious than regular; I feel like I can eat it forever," Anna said honestly looking at him cutely.

He didn't have another spoon so he used the same spoon he used to feed Anna; cleaning the bowl completely.

"Wait! Don't move!" Anna suddenly called out to him.

"Hmn?" Liam turned to look at her quizzes.

Anna stands from her chair leaning against him, coming closer to his face and licking his cheek.

"Haha, there was a bit of syrup on your face; Now, it's clean." Anna smacked her lips against him and replied laughing sweetly.

Watching her like that Liam couldn't help but feel warm in his chest.

'Not even a moment is boring when she is around.' Liam thought to himself watching Anna giggling like a little girl smiling in his heart he shakes his head.

"Oh? there is more; let me clean it for you." Anna replied after she noticed his hands that were dropped in food and left their remnants.

She took his hand before he said anything and started to suck on his fingers. His mind went blank as thoughts started to cloud his mind, imagining what it would be like 'IF' there was something else instead of his fingers as he immersed himself in his fantasy world before he realised Anna licked him clean as he came out of his reverie.

Too bad Anna pulls his fingers out of her mouth licking clean, lifting her face and smiles sweetly at him, breaking his daydream.

Liam has to shake his head a few times trying to make the thoughts go away.

"Hm? What happened?" Anna, seeing him shaking his head, asked.

"Nothing!" Liam answered innocently; trying to keep a straight face, not letting anything transpire from his face.

To be continued...

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