Jian smiled as John walked over to her door opening it for her, "Shall we, my lady." She nodded taking his hand as they walked inside the restaurant.
"Name for reservation," the hostess asked as Jian glanced around and John answered, "Johnny Hoen."
"Alright, please follow me," she said gently before walking out and towards the right passing the larger tables to a quiet area. "Here you are, and your menus, please feel free to let us know if you need anything," she said and they nodded before she walked away.
"Jiji," John said pulling the chair for her and she smiled saying, "Thank you." He nods asking, "Are you okay?"
"Yes, it's just this place is much more extravagant than I had envisioned," she said softly, and he nodded saying, "I see, it's a little much but the food is also good, do you want to look at the menu?"
She nodded as a waiter approached their table, "Good evening, my name is Drex and I'll be your waiter today, have you two had the chance to look over the menu?"
Jian glanced at John, and he smiled saying, "Let's see, we'll start with the Roasted Potatoes, Shrimp Oreganata, and Fried Scallops."
"And to drink?" Drex asked as Jian glanced over the menu asking, "Do you guys have virgin cocktails?"
Drex nods saying, "Yes, would you like?" Jian nods saying, "I'll try the virgin Purple sunset." He nodded writing and John smiled saying, "I'll try the same."
"Alright, then I will be back shortly with your drinks," Drex said before walking away.
John smiles asking, "So, have you chosen your main course yet?" Jian sighed saying, "I don't know, I am debating between the Tagliatelle and the Agnolotti."
He glanced at the menu saying, "Why not try both." Jian placed the menu down saying, "We could but what if it's too much food, I don't want us to waste it." He laughed softly saying, "Don't worry, the pasta is usually a single serving, and we can share it, so it'll be fine."
"Okay, then what are you planning on ordering?" Jian asked and he smiled saying, "I was thinking steak, but I might do the salmon since we ordered seafood appetizers."
"If you want the steak, we should get that, plus, it'll be a while before we come back here," she said softly, and he laughed a little as she joined him. "Alright, and here he comes," he said noticing Drex approaching the table.
"Hello, these are your drinks and are we ready to order the main course?" Drex asked as he placed the drink down.
"Yes, we'll have the Tagliatelle, the Agnolotti, and the steak medium well," John said and Jian smiled asking, "Could you get us some water as well?" He smiles saying, "Of course, and your appetizers will be out shortly."
He walked away as John asked, "Do you want to get something else to drink?" Jian shook her head, "It's not that, I just want to cleanse my palate to taste the food better, and this drink also looks very sweet."
"I see, then do you want to order dessert or," John said and Jian took a few seconds before saying, "I don't know, let's see how we feel after because we just had boba and I don't think I'll want to enjoy so many sweets."
"Alright, so what did you and Selena talk about?" John asked and Jian smiled saying, "You know the solo she has, well she invited us to it, and for me to make her a dress."
"That's nice, what about her birthday dress, have you finished designing it," He asked softly, and Jian nodded saying, "Yes, but I need to gather the materials this next weekend, and I'll start patterning soon after since I'll have to see her next week to take more accurate measurements."
John smiled gently asking, "Are you going to get the materials when we shop for Revin?" Jian nods saying, "I hope you are ready, we'll be getting a lot of materials, and I might need to revisit a few different shops since I'm not sure if Isabella will have all the materials I need."
"You have made a schedule already, haven't you?" He asked before taking a sip of the water, and Jian giggled saying, "Not a solid one, but based on when the shops open, we might need to go on Saturday, you said you wanted to do something next Saturday right?"
He nods saying, "Yes, but we can still tour the shops before or after, I don't think the activity will take much time." Jian nods asking, "What are we doing exactly?" He chuckled before saying, "I promise, it's nothing illegal and you will hopefully like it."
"I guess," she said acting suspicious and he laughed as she joined in. The two's attention soon shifted towards the food that came out and as the time passed, they continued to talk about the future days to come.
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"John, do you know where the restroom is?" Jian asked, and he nodded, saying, "I'll guide you." She smiled as he pulled out her chair and they took a quick break from the food.
John sighed as he left the washroom area and headed towards the hostess stand asking, "Hi, is there a bag left by the vale?" She nods saying, "Yes sir, is there anything else?"
He nods saying, "Could you ask the staff near the table to leave for the next 10 minutes." She nods saying, "I'll see that they do not disturb you two."
"Thank you, and no surprises as well she doesn't enjoy them," John said softly before walking away. He placed the bag on his chair noticing Drex had taken away their empty glasses and plates.
John took in a deep breath and slowly let it out as he glanced at Jian who smiled walking towards him and asking, "So are we leaving or shall we get some dessert?"
He smiles pulling the chair for her asking, "What would you like to do, my lady?" She chuckled saying, "Let's see, nothing too fancy how about the homemade gelatos, we can try the pistachio one, or do you want to get one for yourself?"
"That sounds perfect, but before we do that there's something I wanted to ask you," John said as he grabbed the box inside the bag before keeling as Jian glanced at him then around before back at him.
"It's alright, we are alone for a few minutes because I wanted to ask you this in private," John said softly she let out a breath of relief as he reached for her hand which she gave, and he smiled meeting her eyes.
"Jian, since the first day we met, I have felt the most amount of comfort by just being next to you. You have been the one person I could be myself around, and you have been there for me when I needed someone. So, I want to be there for you when you need a ride, when you are feeling sick, and when you need a shoulder to cry on, but I don't want to do this as just your friend," he paused placing the box in her hand.
He glanced back at her eyes saying, "Jian, I have liked you since the first day we met when we bumped into each other, and you dropped your notebook and how I tried so hard to get your attention." He chuckled as she smiled nodding gently and he continued, "Since then, my affection for have only grown. I enjoy our conversations about how your day goes, how you feel, what you want to do, and who you want to be, so today I want to ask you to be my girlfriend, and if would accept me as your boyfriend, to date me officially?"