Neculai smiled and accepted the offered chair, along with her reasons for having so much time to make this kind of a spread. He also either didn’t notice or paid no mind to the gleam in her eyes. Nick reached for the babka first. Life was too fleeting to not start with dessert. Cutting off a corner, he bit into it and closed his eyes to concentrate on all the flavors.
“Holy shit, that’s good.” Nick looked up at her and smiled broadly before reaching for the strudel. “Aren’t you having some? No way can I eat all this myself.” He didn’t wait for a reply before tucking into the long flat noodles. Brendan was going to be upset he missed out on all this. As was Tanek, for that matter. When it came to food consumption, Tanek made it a competition and he was gunning for title of Biggest Eater right alongside Mr. Kaden.