A Christmas Gift
Copyright© 2021 by DB86
Chapter 6
What Landon and Grace saw when they entered the restaurant took their breath away. They stood at the entrance absorbing the whole scene. It looked like a picture taken from a fairy tale. The restaurant was empty except for just one table. A string quartet was playing soft romantic music.
The room was decorated with Christmas bells and wreaths. There was a large Christmas tree in the corner. Dozens of holiday figurines and blinking lights were strategically placed along the walls.
The Jammed had never looked so romantic and dreamier.
Landon heart sank when he saw all this. This wasn’t the cheapest plan. Just the opposite.
“Landon! What’s going on here?” Grace whispered afraid of breaking the spell.
“Surprise?” he whispered back with embarrassment.
“Oh, my God, I love this...” Grace exclaimed in a voice choked with emotion.
A waitress wearing a Santa hat came to them.
“Good evening, welcome to The Jammed. My name is Kat and I’ll be your waitress, please follow me to your table.”
As they walked to their table, Landon placed a guiding hand against the small of his girlfriend’s back. It was a gentlemanly gesture, an almost protective one, but it still set her skin on fire.
Grace looked in amazement at the table they had prepared for them. Centered between the candles in a low white vase there were flowers, white jasmines, and pink sweetheart roses.
Landon pulled out a chair for his girlfriend. Grace’s pulse skittered in a crazy tempo when her boyfriend seated himself right beside her.
A menu, unlike any they had ever seen, lay on the table in front of the centerpiece. It had been hand-painted in watercolor. It had their names on the top and a description of every plate.
There was a quote at the bottom, “Se l’amore rechiede solo baci, a cosa serve la fama del capocuoco? (If love requires only kisses, what is the use of the fame of the chef?)”
“I’ll put your roses in water,” said Kat taking the bouquet from Grace’s hands.
Before leaving the waitress said, “I have just one question to ask you...”
” ... Can you pay for all of this?” Landon completed the sentence in his head.
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