"Oh, is that true? Well, might be waiting a while with me, I'm always late to the party," she said, deliberately misinterpreting him. Before she knew it, their fish course had arrived, and she thanked the waiter with her limited French. Maybe the next surprise trip should be to Mumbai, where she could easily navigate the best restaurants, if they ever bothered leaving her family's palatial estate. Everything seemed more opulent in India.
"I know I said I was ravenous before, but I can't wait for dinner to be over," she said with a smile. "I have to think that you'll save some room for the dessert I have planned. I'm certainly sweeter than any brulee."