Cooking with the Bae

Before going to Laure's villa, Richard had to pick up some fresh ingredients for the cuisine that he had planned to make with his girlfriend? No, they're not 'official' yet so let's call them really good friends. Anyway, Richard headed inside a Fresh Market and started to look around for ingredients that he needed. Clicking his tongue, as he scanned the produce. He wanted to the ripest , most ready vegetables and goods for his dish. He kinda wished that a child of Ceres or Pomona was with them to help decide which ones to get. The demigod just picked out which ones looked more amazing than the last and bought everything he needed.

Richard had decided to wear a pair of blue jeans with a gray hoodie. He hoped that he didn't looked too under dressed for the date. Richard headed toward the neighborhood of Laure, keeping his concealed sword in his side pants pocket. He soon came to her villa and knocked on the door three times, creating a short beat.

Richard smiled as the door opened, revealing the beautiful Laure. The demigod hugged her back, tightly, kissing her on the cheek before letting go and stepping inside. "I love your dress, babe." He blushed deeply, his face turning a shade of pink. Did he really just called her "babe"? "Uh, sorry, I mean, Laure." Richard laughed a bit before walking into the villa and placing the brown paper bag of goods on the table. "Ready to start cooking?"

Richard looked through the book, feeling the pages as he read the ingredient lists. "I don't mind, as long as it involves some type of meat. "He stated with a smirk before straightening his back and crossing his arms. "Oh, is there one with chicken in it?" Richard asked Laure. He could tell that this was going to be a very interesting date.

"Oh! Then let's do it!" He exclaimed, kissing her forehead quickly. He went to pull out the fresh ingredients from his bag. "Do you mind reading the list out to me then?" He asked her as he took out a long loaf of bread from the bag.

Richard nodded and started to get everything ready for their meal together. About half way through the date, he had turned on some classical music for them to listen to. The moment was perfect as he talked with Laure. Today would be the day that he would officially asked her to be his one and only girlfriend. "Hey do you have any fruit drinks?" He asked her as he looked inside the fridge.

He scanned the fridge and nodded. "Oh yeah, here they are." Richard stated as he pulled out some strawberry and peach juice. The other night, Richard had looked online to find a wonderful cocktail recipe that he thought both him and Laure would like. The demigod started to get out two glasses and some pineapple slices. "Uh, I would love to see your room." He said with a smile as he searched for a drink mixer.

"I'm going to make us some drinks." He said, looking over his shoulder as he gently took the drink mixer from her. He poured the strawberry and peach bases into the mixer before taking about a half of cup of alcohol. He screwed on the lid before mixing the drinks together shaking the can roughly.

Richard smiled at Laure, dancing to the sound of the drink mixer shaking around. He poured the drinks into the two glasses, making a clanking noise in the classes. The drink was a red, orange color with a touch of green. "Now all we need are the pineapple slices and we will be able to taste my first attempt of making this." Richard stated, nudging her.

"Sure! I wanna talk to you about something anyway." He said with a smile as he followed her up the deck. It truly was a beautiful day outside and he wanted to spend it with Laure. The breeze was on point as well as the salty scent in the air. Today would be the day that he would make it official.

Richard followed her into Laure's bedroom and smiled. "This is totally you, Laure." He said as he looked the room over. The demigod walked over to a somewhat blank wall and tapped his chin. "Hm, I bet that painting would go perfectly right her." He pointed to the orange wall with his index finger.

He turned back around to face Laure before asking her the question. "So, we've been going steady for a while now and I just wanted to ask if you would be my girlfriend?"

Richard smiled and touched her waist. "You'll think about it? I can wait." He whispered as they're looks were close. This just seemed right to him. Being with Laure made him feel complete and safe. Richard acted like he was about to kiss her on the lips, but did an upward dive to her forehead, kissing it gently. "Laure you make me so happy, everytime I'm around you, my stomach feels like butterflies are nesting inside." He admitte, holding her close.