<div style="text-align: justify;">Angelique didn't pull her hand away overly quickly when Kyle took it in his. It was a warm and friendly gesture, after all. And that was all, right? At least that's what she hoped.<br/><br/>"I would love to cook for you. You just need to choose something you like - or trust me and become my guinea pig", she joked softly, before digging back in. Angelique had to admit she would have to step up her game if she wanted to make a dish worthy of the one she was now eating. <br/><br/>"I'd love to have you there to meet my folks", Angie replied after a sip of wine. Shaking her head at his comment about her family giving her flak, she shrugged it off. "A little, yes. Mom, mostly. She's always saying that I'll be such a great mother and all that jazz, and that my children will be so adorable". She took another bite before continuing. "Also, you're not any guy. You're the greatest guy I know, after my dad", Angelique said sincerely.<br/><br/>As she noticed that Kyle had something else to say, Angelique waited in silence to hear his words. Touching his hand and squeezing it gently, Angie nodded in relief when Kyle said he accepted her apology. "Hey, you have nothing to apologize for. Water under the bridge", she replied, waving it off with her free hand. "But you're right, I think sometimes with such close friends, things get mixed up".<br/><br/>It had taken Angie some time to notice that they still held hands, and she chuckled a little, feeling a bit awkward and taking another sip of the wine. <br/><br/>"That's perfectly okay with me", Angie replied with a smile when Kyle said that they were just good friends again. Her gaze lingered on his expression for a moment, noticing that her old friend was avoiding eye contact. With an inward sigh, Angelique decided that she wouldn't talk about that right now. There was still too much in her head and she needed to sort everything out before having serious conversations.<br/><br/>"Oh, Lord", Angie exclaimed when he spoke about dessert. "I can't believe that, you're definitely spoiling me", she completed with a laugh. "Looks like you have really devoted yourself to this cooking thing. Well done, honey... Kyle. Sorry. I need to stop giving people pet names".</div>