Kyle turned his head to flash a wide smile at her compliment, and then laughed out loud at her offering herself as a trainer of sorts. As she wrapped her arms around him he let out an audible sigh. In response, Kyle paused scrambling the eggs to soak up the warmth of her body. He had fantasized about her coming back for so long that it was difficult to believe this was happening.<br/><br/>“I… have never been this happy,” he eventually replied almost in a whisper. He turned down the heat on the cast-iron frying pan and turned to face her, wrapping her up in his arms and pulling her in for a long, passionate kiss.<br/><br/>“You look even better in the morning than you do at night – even all made up. You know why?” he asked as a smile curled on his lips. “Because you are here with me. I feel like my life has been on hold since we split up. I’m going to work really hard to convince you to stay, this time.” The look on his face seemed to suggest that he was being completely sincere, and he was.<br/><br/>After that thought had sunk in, Kyle reached behind them and shook the pan slightly to keep the eggs from burning.<br/><br/>“Toast, bacon, sausage?” He then asked about what else she might like to eat. “I also have some veggie substitute. It’s called Fakon.”<br/><br/>Once she decided what else she might want, Kyle kissed her again before returning to the cooking. Minutes later he carried both of their plates in one hand and two cups of coffee in the other towards the door leading to the side deck.<br/><br/>“Remember, I was a waiter all those years,” he explained as he turned the door handle with his butt and pushed the screen door open with his back.<br/><br/>Outside the sun had just cleared the treetops and had begun bathing the deck area with warmth. This deck, smaller than the one along the front, contained a simple outdoor table and chairs with an umbrella. He placed their food down gently and pulled Angie’s chair out for her.<br/><br/>“Enjoy,” he said with a smile, in a tone that suggested he was truly glad to have her company. “The seasoned, old-fashioned pan makes a difference, I feel. That non-stick stuff leaves a taste that I can’t stand,” he explained. “The only downside is cleaning them.”<br/><br/>Once she had taken a few bites Kyle then asked her about what she might like to do today.<br/><br/>“Since it’s Saturday I don’t have any workers coming to the house. We don’t need to stick around here if you want to get out. Maybe you might like to visit family, go shopping, or take a row on the river with me. It’s all good.”<br/><br/>He ate his breakfast politely as he listened to her response.