Monday Night at Nell's

[mylandmyrules]

Leaning into the plates of latkes that kept appearing, Nell had prepared various toppings and sides to go with them, including applesauce, a pomegranate and honey topping, and a cilantro mint chutney. She also had a curried butternut squash and apple soup simmering on the stove as well as a variety of pastries for sweets after dinner.

The kittens were mostly dozing, though they'd no doubt rouse themselves when company came in to get their petting and snuggling in.

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[sword_chocobro]

"Made with real, actual bees, too!" said Gladio, because he could not help himself, grinning once he finally had the chance to respond after that kiss, which he absolutely helping in making it be a while before it ended. "And you're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it. I know I sure did. Good to be home again, too, though."

And, no, his choice of words there wasn't wholly casual or careless, either.

"Smells like you've had a busy day," he added, lifting his face a little from where it was still tilted toward her to take in a deep breath.

[mylandmyrules]

Nell laughed. "Real bees! Wonderful."

She did notice his choice of words and had to stretch up to give him another kiss. "I'm glad we're home too."

Once there'd been sufficient kissing to hold them for the long trip to the kitchen, she led him to the kitchen. "Soup and latkes," she said, "And all the fixings. Plus all the usual dessert-y things, of course."

[sword_chocobro]

Such a long journey; it was a good thing they were well prepared on the kissing quota to get them through such a trek, truly!

"Of course," Gladio agreed, with a nod, and another good sniff around the kitchen, now with a glance around at everything, too, and Nell probably knew what he might have been looking around for specifically before he asked, but, of course, he'd reveal his intentions soon enough.

"So," he said, "what d'ya need me to do?"

And, as usually, it was pretty tricky to just spot something to jump on in that respect, since Nell usually had things in order by the time he showed up, but still...one day, he might not even have to ask!

[mylandmyrules]

"You get to serve the soup today," Nell said with a smile. "And you can help others with the toppings for their latkes if they need a hand."