Had she been paying attention to anything other than his every move, look and word, Tala would have noticed where they were going and would have figured it out, but as it were are was now definitely stuck on the comment about marriage.

"What if I wanted to tempt you...?" She could feel the tips of her ears burning at the thought of it, but turned a look if sincerity his way, eyes wide and serious. She could feel her heart all aflutter at the mere thought of following through on what he'd said, as she wanted that more than anything herself.

Lunch happened every day after all; this was a once-in-a-lifetime moment!