Disclaimer *I wrote a preview a while back so you may need to go and read it first in order to understand what is going on in my new series before you read this, thanks!*
Since Kate and I met at the pond I had introduced myself and asked her to dinner, she said yes. Together in my Bronco we drove into town to the finest restaurant I could afford.
"Kate don't be alarmed coming in here okay? I know this is different but they won't mind!"
"Okay Jon, you know I wont cause any trouble grrr!" She said jokingly.
We went in the restaurant which was a middle class place with good food for a good price, better than Mcdonalds yet more affordable than The Mint bar and grill.
We seated ourselves at a corner table that was more private than any of the others, perfect for first time dates!
"So tell me about yourself?" Kate smiled at me, "what do you like to do?"
"Well uh," I stammered. "I'm really into vehicles you know, my Bronco and Jeep. I'm also into outside stuff too as you saw earlier..."
The waiter came and asked what we wanted to drink.
"What would you like sweet thing? You can have anything that is not alcoholic." Kate looked at the options on the menu, "I want a coffee with sugar and half and half please." Kate whispered to me.I told the waiter this along with the root beer for me. He jotted down the drinks on his pad and bustled off.
I looked at Kate, our eyes met for little bit. She smiled coyly, "you are very handsome I must say!" I knew my ears were surely turning red, "thank you!"
For awhile we sat in silence, the waiter then came with our beverages and placed them before us.
"So um, what would you like to eat tonight Kate? The menu is full of wonderful choice steaks and you can have anything on it!" Kate scanned the menu, so many yummy looking delicacies she had never seen before.
"What is this?" She asked pointing at a item on the menu for me.
"That would be a 10oz tenderloin steak, the best cut or meat there is, cooked however you want it, there is rare, medium rare, medium well, and well done..." Kate looked at me puzzled it was then I forgot that she was a wolf and didn't know about cooked steak! I explained all the choices to her.
"I think I like the looks of rare!" Kate decided, I settled on the same dish but with medium rare instead. The waiter came and took our orders.
"You may help yourselves to soup and salad," he said as he scribbled down the orders on his pad and left again.
"What is soup and salad?" Kate asked, "why I will show you!" I said standing up and leading her to the salad bar. I pointed and named all the condiments in separate containers for making salads.
Kate wrinkled her nose, "yuck! you can keep your veggies!" I laughed.
"You see Kate humans are omnivores, we can eat both meat as well as vegetables! You are a carnivore but trust me I think you will enjoy the mashed potatoes with our steaks," I explained.
"Now this is the soup." I pointed at a big container with a lid and ladle sticking out, and opened it.
Kate's senses were filled with a strong; but tasty smelling aroma from the steam that rushed out of the soup pot when Jon removed the lid.
"Mmm," she said stepping forward to look in the container, "what is it?" Jon smiled at her.
"Kate this is ham and potato soup, would you like to try it?"
She tried to resist it but could smell all the wonderful ingredients in there, her stomach growled, urging her on. "Yes! I would love to try it!" "Alright then."
Jon took the ladle and filled two bowls with the stuff. He carried them both back to the table whereupon he set Kate's in front of her as she sat down.
"Now," he said seriously, "it will be very hot so be careful!"
Kate took the spoon and dipped it into the soup and brought it up to her mouth. She watched as steam curled up from it and teased her nose. The sensation was irresistible and having such powerful wolf senses she could smell all the ingredients in the the soup. She blew on it softly to cool it down.
"Very good, now just take and lick a little off of your spoon to make sure it is okay."
Kate did as he said and...it was so good! Just the little bit she licked from the spoon sent a burst of awesome flavor into her mouth. She put the spoon in her mouth and swallowed the rest down. It was sooo good! Why had she not thought of this before?
"Ha ha, I knew that you would like it Kate!" Jon chuckled, she smiled at him and continued eating the soup until it was gone.
"Can I have more?" Kate asked, "certainly but keep in mind the main dish is on the way and I guarantee you will like it better!"
Just as instantly as he said it; Kate turned to see the waiter coming out of the kitchen holding up two platters. She sniffed the air, it was their dinner and she knew it before it even got to them!
He set the two platters before them, "please enjoy!" The waiter said waving his hand in a low arch below his waist before he set off again to attend other tables. Jon inclined his head forward to Kate, "please dig in!"
Kate did not know where to start, there was 10x the amount of wonderful smells emitting off this dish than that of the soup before. Next to the meat was a heap of mashed potatoes with yummy smelling brown gravy smothered over them. The meat itself was her kind of thinking, she cut into it with a knife it was cooked on the outside but nice and bloody on the inside.
She took a bite, no caribou she had eaten in the past could even compare to this! As she chewed it up it released all of its juices and seasonings into her mouth. It was so good it made her eyes water!
After swallowing her morsel Kate looked at me, bewilderment in her expression.
"Jon?" She asked excitedly, "what is this meat you call steak made out of?"
I grinned across the table at her, "beef is what it is called and it comes from cattle, cattle are raised by humans and used to make meat for us along with milk."
While we both ate I told her all about cattle and their importance to us and how we like wolves depend on other animals for food.
"It is all a part of the circle of life Kate, something you and I both understand clearly!"
Kate was done before I was, I now only had one bite left.
"Try this Kate see what you think!" I picked up the last remaining part of the steak with my fork and held it in front of her.
Using her small front teeth she took it from my fork, chewed it and swallowed.
"That was amazing Jon, I can't thank you enough! This whole dinner was amazing and I thank you very much!"
Now was my opportunity to ask the one question that I feared the most.
"Kate will you go out with me?" I didn't stutter or take my eyes off of her. She laid her ears flat on her skull, her cheeks pulled up into a big smile.
"Yes! I knew you'd ask me that, oh I knew it!" She leaned to me and licked my cheek and withdrew quickly closing her eyes.
I was overjoyed, nothing had ever went this good for me in years! After paying for dinner and leaving a generous tip to the waiter I led Kate out the door and into the evening sun.
Opening the passenger door on the Bronco I lifted her in, she was light as a feather! What could this be, Love? I knew it, my heart raced in my chest happily as I walked around to the drivers door.
I keyed the ignition and the powerful engine roared to life and drove the Bronco home in the dwindling sunset of a beautiful spring day about to come to an end.
Since Kate and I met at the pond I had introduced myself and asked her to dinner, she said yes. Together in my Bronco we drove into town to the finest restaurant I could afford.
"Kate don't be alarmed coming in here okay? I know this is different but they won't mind!"
"Okay Jon, you know I wont cause any trouble grrr!" She said jokingly.
We went in the restaurant which was a middle class place with good food for a good price, better than Mcdonalds yet more affordable than The Mint bar and grill.
We seated ourselves at a corner table that was more private than any of the others, perfect for first time dates!
"So tell me about yourself?" Kate smiled at me, "what do you like to do?"
"Well uh," I stammered. "I'm really into vehicles you know, my Bronco and Jeep. I'm also into outside stuff too as you saw earlier..."
The waiter came and asked what we wanted to drink.
"What would you like sweet thing? You can have anything that is not alcoholic." Kate looked at the options on the menu, "I want a coffee with sugar and half and half please." Kate whispered to me.I told the waiter this along with the root beer for me. He jotted down the drinks on his pad and bustled off.
I looked at Kate, our eyes met for little bit. She smiled coyly, "you are very handsome I must say!" I knew my ears were surely turning red, "thank you!"
For awhile we sat in silence, the waiter then came with our beverages and placed them before us.
"So um, what would you like to eat tonight Kate? The menu is full of wonderful choice steaks and you can have anything on it!" Kate scanned the menu, so many yummy looking delicacies she had never seen before.
"What is this?" She asked pointing at a item on the menu for me.
"That would be a 10oz tenderloin steak, the best cut or meat there is, cooked however you want it, there is rare, medium rare, medium well, and well done..." Kate looked at me puzzled it was then I forgot that she was a wolf and didn't know about cooked steak! I explained all the choices to her.
"I think I like the looks of rare!" Kate decided, I settled on the same dish but with medium rare instead. The waiter came and took our orders.
"You may help yourselves to soup and salad," he said as he scribbled down the orders on his pad and left again.
"What is soup and salad?" Kate asked, "why I will show you!" I said standing up and leading her to the salad bar. I pointed and named all the condiments in separate containers for making salads.
Kate wrinkled her nose, "yuck! you can keep your veggies!" I laughed.
"You see Kate humans are omnivores, we can eat both meat as well as vegetables! You are a carnivore but trust me I think you will enjoy the mashed potatoes with our steaks," I explained.
"Now this is the soup." I pointed at a big container with a lid and ladle sticking out, and opened it.
Kate's senses were filled with a strong; but tasty smelling aroma from the steam that rushed out of the soup pot when Jon removed the lid.
"Mmm," she said stepping forward to look in the container, "what is it?" Jon smiled at her.
"Kate this is ham and potato soup, would you like to try it?"
She tried to resist it but could smell all the wonderful ingredients in there, her stomach growled, urging her on. "Yes! I would love to try it!" "Alright then."
Jon took the ladle and filled two bowls with the stuff. He carried them both back to the table whereupon he set Kate's in front of her as she sat down.
"Now," he said seriously, "it will be very hot so be careful!"
Kate took the spoon and dipped it into the soup and brought it up to her mouth. She watched as steam curled up from it and teased her nose. The sensation was irresistible and having such powerful wolf senses she could smell all the ingredients in the the soup. She blew on it softly to cool it down.
"Very good, now just take and lick a little off of your spoon to make sure it is okay."
Kate did as he said and...it was so good! Just the little bit she licked from the spoon sent a burst of awesome flavor into her mouth. She put the spoon in her mouth and swallowed the rest down. It was sooo good! Why had she not thought of this before?
"Ha ha, I knew that you would like it Kate!" Jon chuckled, she smiled at him and continued eating the soup until it was gone.
"Can I have more?" Kate asked, "certainly but keep in mind the main dish is on the way and I guarantee you will like it better!"
Just as instantly as he said it; Kate turned to see the waiter coming out of the kitchen holding up two platters. She sniffed the air, it was their dinner and she knew it before it even got to them!
He set the two platters before them, "please enjoy!" The waiter said waving his hand in a low arch below his waist before he set off again to attend other tables. Jon inclined his head forward to Kate, "please dig in!"
Kate did not know where to start, there was 10x the amount of wonderful smells emitting off this dish than that of the soup before. Next to the meat was a heap of mashed potatoes with yummy smelling brown gravy smothered over them. The meat itself was her kind of thinking, she cut into it with a knife it was cooked on the outside but nice and bloody on the inside.
She took a bite, no caribou she had eaten in the past could even compare to this! As she chewed it up it released all of its juices and seasonings into her mouth. It was so good it made her eyes water!
After swallowing her morsel Kate looked at me, bewilderment in her expression.
"Jon?" She asked excitedly, "what is this meat you call steak made out of?"
I grinned across the table at her, "beef is what it is called and it comes from cattle, cattle are raised by humans and used to make meat for us along with milk."
While we both ate I told her all about cattle and their importance to us and how we like wolves depend on other animals for food.
"It is all a part of the circle of life Kate, something you and I both understand clearly!"
Kate was done before I was, I now only had one bite left.
"Try this Kate see what you think!" I picked up the last remaining part of the steak with my fork and held it in front of her.
Using her small front teeth she took it from my fork, chewed it and swallowed.
"That was amazing Jon, I can't thank you enough! This whole dinner was amazing and I thank you very much!"
Now was my opportunity to ask the one question that I feared the most.
"Kate will you go out with me?" I didn't stutter or take my eyes off of her. She laid her ears flat on her skull, her cheeks pulled up into a big smile.
"Yes! I knew you'd ask me that, oh I knew it!" She leaned to me and licked my cheek and withdrew quickly closing her eyes.
I was overjoyed, nothing had ever went this good for me in years! After paying for dinner and leaving a generous tip to the waiter I led Kate out the door and into the evening sun.
Opening the passenger door on the Bronco I lifted her in, she was light as a feather! What could this be, Love? I knew it, my heart raced in my chest happily as I walked around to the drivers door.
I keyed the ignition and the powerful engine roared to life and drove the Bronco home in the dwindling sunset of a beautiful spring day about to come to an end.