Nodding, she took a seat at the kitchen table. She watched him as he went to work. It was sort of interesting to watch him at work. Dutch considered herself a pretty good cook, but she didn't take to it quite as naturally as Vasiliy.
Dutch took in a deep breath through her nose. "Smells wonderful." She smiled at him. "Thank you for all of this, by the way. You really are a hero." It was said earnestly. She really believed him to be her personal guardian angel after all of the times he'd pulled her out of harm's way. He was a good guy. Someone she didn't really deserve, and yet someone she desperately wanted to deserve.
Fet blushed at her words, shaking his head. "Just not going to let you face this alone, Dutch. Can't change the past, but I can be here for the future."
He was really not planning on leaving her alone. He had lost her once, and nearly lost her for good. He wouldn't lose her again.
"Besides, you deserve the best." He smiled at her as he stirred, adding a little more spice, then inhaled. "Good. Almost there. Little bowl or big bowl?"
he broke out some water bottles from the fridge and put one on the table in front of her, then nodded.
His words brought a smile to her face. He really knew how to comfort her.
"Big bowl." She had the appetite of a lumberjack at the moment. Dutch sighed. "I'm glad you said that. I'd like you to be around for the future. I'd like to have you in my future." Her lips curled into a smile. Having him in her life was top priority at the moment. She couldn't imagine life without him.
She opened the bottle of water and took a long drink. "If that's alright with you, I mean..."
"You got it." He smiled and grabbed two large bowls down, then ladeled out the thick stew into them, and stepped over to her, placing their bowls down next to one another, as he settled at her side, handing her a spoon.
"I'm not going anywhere." He turned to her, and smiled softly. "As long as you want me... in any way, I'll be there, Dutch. Even if it is just as a big lump who makes stew." he wasn't sure what she meant, yet. And he didn't want to take advantage of her state.
When she was better, well, all bets were off, but for now? He would be good.
She chuckled, the first time in what felt like a very long time that she'd laughed. It felt good. Dutch took her spoon and took a bite of the stew, letting out a satisfied 'mmm'.
"You always did know how to cook." She smiled at him. "How is that? Most guys I know can't make decent ramen. They couldn't cook if their lives depended on it." Those were her friends, though. Always so dependent on takeout menus and their female counterparts. Before Dutch had met Vasiliy she'd been utterly convinced that men were hopeless in the kitchen.
"I've been on my own for more years than I can count. Truthfully, I couldn't cook for a lot of it, but I got tired of eating out. So I started learning, started traveling." He chuckled.
"I went a lot of places where resources were scarce, and I learned from a lot of people. Found ways to make things taste good, to use things I never thought would work as food. And I said I would never stop learning, right? So I wont." He nodded.
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Date: 2016-08-27 05:43 am (UTC)Dutch took in a deep breath through her nose. "Smells wonderful." She smiled at him. "Thank you for all of this, by the way. You really are a hero." It was said earnestly. She really believed him to be her personal guardian angel after all of the times he'd pulled her out of harm's way. He was a good guy. Someone she didn't really deserve, and yet someone she desperately wanted to deserve.
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Date: 2016-08-27 05:51 am (UTC)He was really not planning on leaving her alone. He had lost her once, and nearly lost her for good. He wouldn't lose her again.
"Besides, you deserve the best." He smiled at her as he stirred, adding a little more spice, then inhaled. "Good. Almost there. Little bowl or big bowl?"
he broke out some water bottles from the fridge and put one on the table in front of her, then nodded.
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Date: 2016-08-27 05:56 am (UTC)"Big bowl." She had the appetite of a lumberjack at the moment. Dutch sighed. "I'm glad you said that. I'd like you to be around for the future. I'd like to have you in my future." Her lips curled into a smile. Having him in her life was top priority at the moment. She couldn't imagine life without him.
She opened the bottle of water and took a long drink. "If that's alright with you, I mean..."
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Date: 2016-08-27 05:59 am (UTC)"I'm not going anywhere." He turned to her, and smiled softly. "As long as you want me... in any way, I'll be there, Dutch. Even if it is just as a big lump who makes stew." he wasn't sure what she meant, yet. And he didn't want to take advantage of her state.
When she was better, well, all bets were off, but for now? He would be good.
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Date: 2016-08-28 03:05 am (UTC)"You always did know how to cook." She smiled at him. "How is that? Most guys I know can't make decent ramen. They couldn't cook if their lives depended on it." Those were her friends, though. Always so dependent on takeout menus and their female counterparts. Before Dutch had met Vasiliy she'd been utterly convinced that men were hopeless in the kitchen.
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Date: 2017-04-02 06:21 pm (UTC)"I went a lot of places where resources were scarce, and I learned from a lot of people. Found ways to make things taste good, to use things I never thought would work as food. And I said I would never stop learning, right? So I wont." He nodded.