Somehow this wasn't right. It felt good, but it felt ... forced. She was happy, but there was a weird undercurrent over the table. For once, she didn't stop to weigh the pros and cons before acting.
"I'm astonished you can read any of it," Bela murmured, looking at her own menu. Her tone, however, had been calibrated to tease, rather than really wound. Hopefully he'd get the hint.