That radiant grin got him every time. Lois wasn't always a smiley type, but when she did... it felt like the sun shining on his face. He nodded and led the way to the kitchen.
"There's still some prep work to do, but I got the bird in the oven already. Do you like scalloped potatoes? Otherwise, we could always mash them or bake them."
There were a lot of preferences that he'd already memorized when it came to Lois-how she took her coffee, what sort of donuts she preferred in the morning, just how long after having said coffee and donut one should wait before trying to engage her in conversation, and so on. But there was still a lot to learn. This was the fun period in a relationship, he thought. It was the time when you started to memorize all the little details that made up who a person was. And Lois...well, Lois was complicated and he had a feeling that he'd be learning her details for years to come, should she keep him around that long.
He set out the potatoes and smiled over at Lois. "Just tell me how you want them made, and I can peel them or not peel them while you start on the rice, if that's all right?"