My Not Yet Mate novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31 

not a formal event. W 

He smiled at the man and pointed to himself, “Lukase pointed to lily. “Lily. We don’t want any special treatment as this is not a 

simply wish to have dinner.” 

We 

Lily squeezed his hand and he turned to wink at her. The maitre’d led them to a secluded area and set the menus on the table. Lukas glanced at Lily. 

“Do you need a menu?” 

“No. I want the biggest steak you have and mashed potatoes and gravy, please.” 

“Country gravy or brown gravy, ma’am?” Lukas growled. “Lily” he corrected himself. 

“Brown, please.” 

“Perfect and for you,” he cleared his throat nervously. “Lukas?” 

“I’ll have the same.” 

“What can I get you for drinks?” 

“May I have a hot tea?” 

“I’ll take the same.” 

“Perfect. We will bring it out to you as soon as we can.” 

He took her hand as the man walked away. “So, Lily, What do you want to be when you grow up?” 

She blinked at him. “I can have a job?” 

He laughed. “Sasha has a job. Kalani has a job. They aren’t just queens. They are people, too.” 

“I want to be a therapist.” 

“A therapist?” 

“Yes, why?” 

“That’s just not what I was expecting/ 

“What’s wrong with being a therapist?” 

“Nothing. Why a therapist?” 

She looked down at the table. “Before I met you, I used to want someone to talk to, but there was nobody for me to confide in. I want to help people like nobody helped me.” 

A waitress came over to the table. “I do apologize, but the maitre’d forgot to ask how you wanted your steaks,” 

“Well done, please,” Lily told her. 

He hesitated. If he said raw, would she freak out? He eyed her. 

“Lukas?” 

“Uhmmmm…….. medium rare?” 

“Okay. I will bring it when it’s done.” 

Lily smiled at him. “You don’t have to change for me.” 

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Chapter 31 

His finger stroked her hand. “I know, I want to though.” 

The waitress came back with their teas. She left just as quickly as she came and Lily leaned across the table to peck his cheek. 

“Thank you.” 

All he could was nod. A few minutes into their silence, the waitress brought their entrees. Lily eagerly cut into hers and frowned. She sighed and began to dig into the potatoes. 

“What’s wrong, baby?” 

“Nothing.” 

“Something’s wrong. I can see it on your face.” 

“It’s just my steak is a little under done. It’s not a big deal.” 

“We can send it back.” 

“No! I don’t want to bother them.” 

He sighed. “Lily, this has nothing to do with being royalty. You asked for well done. They can fix it.” 

“Lukas, back off. I said I don’t want to bother them” 

He sighed. He hadn’t expected her to tell him to back off soon. He was only trying to make sure her food was right. He picked her plate up and she glared at him. He breathed out and heated the steak more. He cut into it and saw that it was well done like she had asked. He gave it back to her. 

“There is no reason for you not to have your food the way you want it.” 

It was her turn to stare at him. “Th- thank you” 

“Enjoy.” 

They ate in silence and he had never been so content to not talk. Just being with her made him happy. He loved watching her and right now there was nothing to stop him from memorizing every little thing she did. When she had finished every last bite, she sat back in her chair. 

“That was the best damn steak I ever had.“. 

on at the weird voice that came from her. “Gemma?” 

He dropped his spoon 

She blinked and her eyes went back to being blue from the silver they had been a few seconds beforehand. She shook her head, 

“I’m Lily.” 

He eyed her curiously. When did she- Kalani! How had he missed it? He smiled. 

*You know, Lily, when Gideon first started to make himself known to me, it was always in times when I needed someone to talk to. He always made me feel better.” 

She looked away. “Why are you telling me this?” 

“Just wanted you to know.” He stood up, tossing his napkin onto the table. “Are you ready? It’s been a long day.” 

“Yeah,” 

They started walking back to the hotel. Halfway there, she stopped. He turned towards her. 

“Lily?”