What He Likes!

"It tastes wonderful." she whispered softly. Nora turned to look at Alric and felt mesmerized again. Maybe because of the dim light, his eyebrows looked warm, and there was a vague smile on his lips. 

"How did you know that I liked red beans?" even though he had forgotten that. His mother used to make red bean soup and rice. It had been so long ago.

"I did not know." Nora hesitated. She could not tell him that it was from a long time ago. Max had told him about Alric's obsession with red beans when they were already married. The words in passing came to her mind when he was choosing the drinks. 

After taking another sip of her tea, she continued walking forward in the same direction like they had been before. Alric noticed her red face and the smile widened.

She must have noticed it somewhere. It meant that she cared! Suddenly the drink felt much better in his hands. He held the cup with one hand and wrapped the other around her arm as they walked.