WeepingWisteria

“Do you need a lactaid or something? I saw some near the mini fridge.” Alex gestured over. “Another thing to charge to their card.”

Nope, tomorrow. It’s still Friday here in America.

Yep! On 10 pm EST on Saturday!

Alex laughed. “Understandable. How are you doing on that front?”

It bores deep and nests Sticks criss-crossed like an embrace Eggs and shiny and new

“You okay, you’re sweating there.” Alex poked her gently with their spoon.

“Oh, I love myself a good challenge.” Alex knew neither of them were going to finish it, but it was nice to pretend.

Alex did, eyes widening in twin glee. “Oh, wow ! That is-“ Xe took another bite. “-so good!”

“Oh right here!” They passed it over, smiling.

“I’ve tried wine before, anyways. It tastes like stale lemons posing as grapes.” Alex kept poking around, taking little bits of each meal.

“Yeah, let’s not.” Alex stole a bite of the steak. “We don’t want to spoil the fun.”

You’re also valid, Shady.

“Looks like one of the most expensive items on the menu.” Xe snorted. “We should order a bucket next time.”

Alex grabs a caramel milkshake they had been eyeing. “Isn’t that stuff fish eggs or something?”