30 Days of Writing - Cheese

It was her night to cook and this time dinner would be special. When he cooked it was always a three course meal with two vegetables just like his mother had done for him growing up. When her nights rolled around it was cold sandwiches and canned soup or pizza from the little Italian joint down the street.

She had spent the afternoon doing recipe searches and shopping for the ingredients. Now all of her work was about to pay off in a stunning meal. She had set the table using the "good" china that had been received as wedding gifts and even put out linen napkins. He was impressed with the setting and took his seat wondering what type of meal awaited him in the kitchen.

She approached the table carefully so as to not spill or upset her creation and placed the large pot in front of her new husband.

"What do we have here?" he asked in guarded tones.

"It's fondue, honey. Cheese fondue."

He took a long look at the pot full of gooey, melted yellowness and forced a smile. "It looks yummy," he managed to say as he took notice of the tray of bread cubes and skewers that were being laid on the table in front of him.

She sat and demonstrated to her husband the way to dip the bread and not drip the cheese all over the table.

"Like this," she said as she clumsily attempted to bring the glob to her mouth. Within seconds she was up and running to the kitchen sink where she spit the food and quickly stuck her mouth under the faucet. Sucking in the cold water, she attempted to warn her husband, "Iz hawt! Iz hawt!"

"I see," he said and he slowly came to her side at the sink. "Perhaps some ice cream would help soothe your burned mouth."

She stood upright and gave him a long hug and discretely wiped the tears from her face as she rested her head on his shoulder. When they finally broke their embrace, they grabbed their jackets and headed out in search of a double scoop of Mint Chocolate Chip and a cozy bench for two.


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This 30 Days of Writing Challenge is brought to you courtesy of Nicky and Mike. They managed to convince a bunch of us to play along. If you want to read more cheesy posts, check out the ramblings of this crazy gang at the Linky List at We Work for Cheese.