Turns out my intuition was right, the date was by the sea. Xander had gone to all the efforts of setting up a mini restaurant with a chef, waiter and all. We had seafood and it was poetic.
Xander avoided our reality all together, instead choosing to focus on the mundane things. Like ignoring the fact that we're mates and choosing instead to get to know me the human way.
He asked me the silliest questions, some of which he already had answers to. We were having so much fun and my mind had forgotten what was plaguing it before.
"So Miss Asha", Xander continued in the same honorable tone he'd been using with me all evening. "What would you prefer for dessert? A chocolate cake or the vanilla gelato". "If you're asking", I replied eloquently. "I would prefer both and we can share".
