Francesca listened as Ben told her about his slow day, and even giggled a bit when he mentioned how he
"-cracked a whole lot of eggs and turned them into perfectly prepared treasures""You sure do spend a lot of time in the kitchen don't you?" she light-heartedly inquired.
"Makes me wonder, when do you get the time to practice with that band of yours?"Before he could answer the waiter with their drinks and appetizers appeared at their table.
"Would you like to try the wine pairing, or would you like me to bring over your beers?" he'd ask, and much to Francesca's approval Ben would decline the offer and instead insist on their beers.
"My kind of date!"Francesca was always more of a beer girl, even though her business partners and/or suitors always seemed to try and woo her with wine or champagne.
"Oh wow, the chestnut risotto looks awesome. Enjoy!" Both of them apparently had the same idea to grab their utensils and dig in, but Ben would stop himself, and subsequently Francesca, to speak up.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I never do it, so I forgot. Do you want to pray before we start eating?"Francesca giggled and shook her head before Ben would suggest a toast.
"Well I'm not one for prayers over food, but I can manage a toast for sure."She'd smile while grabbing her glass of beer, and after lifting the glass up into the air she'd scoot to the edge of her seat.
"To a sweet, generous, and very sexy date.....but enough about me!"Francesca giggled at her own corny joke before dramatically clearing her throat and starting over.
"What I meant to say is here's to a wonderful time, over wonderful food, with my own superhero date....who cleans up pretty nice, I must say."Francesca would lean in to clink her glass with Ben's, and after taking a long sip she'd put the beverage down and scoot back into her seat once again.
"So tell me, how did you know I totally adore risotto?"She picked up her fork and stirred the creamy rice dish around a bit before teasing Ben some more.
"I'm starting to believe you really are some mind-reading superhero! Are there some tights and a cape underneath your Clark Kent disguise tonight?"