Chapter 19: Honeymoon – Stage 5
They came in restaurant, holding hands and sat down. Claire took the Menu and looked over meals, trying to concentrate on checking the list, but her eyes were constantly running away to Alex.
She watched him over Menu as he read his own Menu and started to talk with waiter that came. He asked him about how they can easily get to the first beach and while wiater was explaining direction to Alex, Claire took her sandal off and touched Alex's leg under the table with her own leg.
Waiter poured coffee in two cups and continued with his explanation. Alex found it hard to concentrate 'cause of Claire's touch, but he couldn't do anything considering she was sitting across him and he couldn't stop her. Not that he wanted her to stop, just to pause a little bit until he figures the way to the beach.
Claire watched Alex with smile on her face. Everyone else would think that he is listening to the waiter very carefully, but Claire needed only one look at his face to know that he didn't heard one single word that the waiter was saying.
Waiter didn't even finished when Alex interrupted him:
ALEX: „Thank you, I'm sure we will manage", he caught Claire's foot with both of his legs that almost sent her to bits of laughter, but she successfully held it, only her eyes sparkled.
WAITER: „Would you like to order now?"
Claire looked up at waiter, trying to pull her foor out of Alex's grasp, but he held it tightly. Barely stopping herself from bursting to laugh, Claire replied:
CLAIRE: „Yes, please", she ordered her meal and looked at Alex „Honey, what will you have?", in a moment when waiter looked at Alex, Claire looked at the table, laughing silently.
Alex tried not to laugh as he ordered his meal. As waiter went away, Alex free her foot and leaned over the table and whispered with mischevious grin:
ALEX: „Mrs. Ryan, you'll be the only one who's guilty if we get lost today."
Claire still held her Menu in her hands and pretended that she is still reading it.
CLAIRE: „That's okay", she answered in her matter-of-fact-way tone Than she looked at Alex under her eyebrows and added „And I don't mind to get lost with you, Alex Ryan", she leaned forward to meet his lips.
They didn't even noticed that waiter came back with their meals. Poor guy didn't know what to do, so he politely coughed.
Alex and Claire parted, both smiled at waiter.
CLAIRE: „Sorry", she said to waiter.
ALEX: „Yeah, sorry", he smiled too.
Waiter politely nodded and when he put their meals down, he quickly went awy.
Claire and Alex glanced at each other and laughed.