â€œThanks.â€ Eric had said when she commented about his knives. A sense of pride filled him when he saw her face looking at them, other girls officers mainly, thought badly of him for bringing weapons anywhere, they always thought he was some psycho waiting for the chance to stab them in their sleep. He was glad that she was different it was refreshing to find a woman who wasnâ€™t afraid to take something with her, other than her piece, to protect themselves.<br/><br/>Internally he cringed at the thought of Kat taking his comment about her gun a little more personally than he intended. â€œIt is a nice gun.â€ He said then added, â€œI would be lost without my wakizashi, It is all I have left of my father, I get where youâ€™re coming from though my dad didnâ€™t work for the company.â€ His good humor vanished for a moment when he remembered the reaction of his step mother, â€œMy step mom didnâ€™t think it was a good investment, even though he got the set for it, the katana part is in my room.â€<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Why would I say that out loud?</span></span>He thought mentally kicking himself.<br/><br/>Desperate to have a change in subject he opened his mouth to speak when Kat mentioned food. Thankful the subject changed to what he hoped it would he smiled and said, â€œThat would be nice.â€ He walked to the door and opened it for Kat. Once she was threw he lead the way to the dining area, because he was so hungry he mostly followed his nose to get there. It was alright for a being in a motel.<br/><br/>The walls were painted a dark creamy color above the rich 3ft mahogany wood paneling. There were tables scattered around the large area and to his surprise there were waiters and waitresses there ready to seat them. There were two rows of booths right next to the walls, six on each side, and ten tables laid out in the middle of the room. â€œNot bad.â€ Eric said whistling his approval. The waitress behind a podium smiled at them and escorted them to the furthest booth on the left side of the room across from the door of the kitchen. She handed them menus and asked what they wanted to drink. â€œTea please.â€ He said with a smile on his face.<br/><br/>Looking through the menu he felt and heard his stomach growl. The smell of food wafting through from the kitchen made him want to devour the menu just so he could get something in his stomach. His eyes fell on the house special, it didnâ€™t say what it was or what was in it which seemed strange since there were people allergic to things. â€œThatâ€™s odd.â€He mused to himself deciding to try out this mystery meal. It was cheap but that was fine with him. â€œYou ready?â€ He asked Kat lowering his menu.