[ Hei watches from the corner of his eye as she rinses her hand out. The bright sunlight affords him a view of her hair and the curve of her cheek and the snub of her nose. For a moment she seems to go vague, inward, but he knows better than to press her. Instead he uses that opportunity to observe. All fresh and tawny, with a little touch of puppyish roundness to her face, she's not beautiful, but she is startlingly pretty. He's thought it before too. ]
[ It wouldn't be a temptation on an assignment. He'd have his head in the game, his focus on the straight and narrow. But here, he's interested in more than a good look. ]
[ Knock it off. Cooking lessons. That's what they're here for. ]
[ He covers the lobster-pot and moves to the counter, selecting a pear to place on the cutting board. From a drawer, he retrieves a vegetable peeler. ] They're 3-pound lobsters. Give them about twenty-five to thirty minutes. [ Carefully, he sheers off the bright green skin of the pear with in one unbroken spiral, handing it to her to munch on. ] We'll handle the dessert in the meantime. Then the stew.
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[ It wouldn't be a temptation on an assignment. He'd have his head in the game, his focus on the straight and narrow. But here, he's interested in more than a good look. ]
[ Knock it off. Cooking lessons. That's what they're here for. ]
[ He covers the lobster-pot and moves to the counter, selecting a pear to place on the cutting board. From a drawer, he retrieves a vegetable peeler. ] They're 3-pound lobsters. Give them about twenty-five to thirty minutes. [ Carefully, he sheers off the bright green skin of the pear with in one unbroken spiral, handing it to her to munch on. ] We'll handle the dessert in the meantime. Then the stew.