Elisa looked up from her food preparation and smiled. ”Hi.” She greeted her.

Dominique noticed again the subtle way Elisa took in her appearance. She smiled a little to herself, satisfied that she’d been right, and intrigued a little by it too somehow. She could remember only a few times in her life when she’d been looked at in just that way – It was nice, and it spoke very well of Elisa’s character as well. ”Good morning, Elisa.” She greeted her in return, walking over to join her in the kitchen, standing on the other side of the counter and meeting her host’s gaze.

”Did you sleep well?” Elisa asked, a little caught in Dominique’s eyes somehow. There was just… something there, like a question, or maybe more than one.

”…I did, thank you.” Dominique replied. ”Is… some of this for me?” She asked, referring to the food.

”It is. You’re hungry, I hope?” She asked. ”Otherwise, I’m going to be stuck with leftovers.”

”As it turns out, I am.” Dominique replied, glancing over to the table, which had been set for two. ”Can I… help? Preparing the food?” She asked, not having really thought about it before asking the question.

”No, it’s alright. I’m almost done anyway, and you’re my guest.” She explained.

”Alright… I’ll just keep you company then.” Dominique replied easily, coming around the counter and inspecting the food curiously. ”You’re vegan?” She asked, noticing no meat or dairy products among the meal.

”Yeah, I hope that’s alright?” She asked.

”Fine.” Dominique replied. It was becoming something of a trend lately, she guessed, in certain circles, though she was at a loss as to why. Food was food though, as far as she was concerned, and this smelled like very good food. She wondered away to the other side of the small kitchen then, thinking of how to ask her next question. ”Can I ask… how are you dealing with… everything that you’ve learned, yesterday?” She asked, leaning against the counter on the other side of the kitchen and looking at Elisa from behind.

Elisa put down what she was doing (putting things on plates to take over to the table) and turned around to regard her guest. ”I suppose I do have questions…” She allowed.