The Best Cook
*Remember I am not an English native speaker, any help please by private message, with respect.
Since Lars lived with Mei, he started having a healthier diet, and he stopped buying food outside. Ironically, he had always been very picky, there were lots of things he didn't like and he would never eat even if he was payed.
Mei, to the contrary, loved to eat and cook. She was worried about his eating habits and decided to take care of him. She made sure that he ate his breakfast and they met to have lunch together. She even had learnt to cook some Dutch dishes to spoil him. He secretly liked all this attention, because it made him feel important.
The kitchen was his last favorite place of the house, but he loved to see her cooking. He tried to help her cutting the vegetables, cleaning up or washing the dishes. However, he got distracted by her moves, the way she made it look so easy and funny.
"I am going to teach you how to cook. You know I love to cook for you, but I would like to do this together" she told him one day.
He hesitated. He was very bad at cooking. Actually, he hadn't tried before because when he was a child his parents had a cook, and then when he started living alone, he cooked just easy things, bought food or ate outside.
He couldn't compare his lame sandwiches to her delicious dishes, like the fried pork chop rice or the Stamppot that were his favorites, or those tasty desserts like Baobing and the Appeltaart. However, he accepted. As always he couldn't say no.
They decided what dish they would prepare. She indicated him which ingredients they would use, and then she told him what to do. He was really nervous, but he wanted to do a good job and don't disappoint her.
They liked to do chores together, but his was the first time they cooked together. He tried his best. It wasn't as bad or stressful as he thought; it was fun because she was with him. She was very patient and helped him when he needed it.
After what it seemed like an eternity, the dish was finally done. It didn't look as good as he would like to, but well it was the first time he truly tried it. She was proud of him and gave him a kiss. It wasn't a consolation prize, she was genuinely proud of him and he knew it because she never lied to him.
"It looks terrible" he said.
"Don't worry, next time it'll look better" she said.
She told him that they'll try something different; she seemed very excited about the idea of doing another thing together. He kissed her, how much he loved her. He thought that when learnt enough maybe he could ask Emma to teach him how to bake a cake, which would be a nice surprise for Mei's birthday. And he could spoil her too. That sounded as a good idea, for the moment he will enjoyed those moments in the kitchen with her.
