Chapter 125
Claudio played host, spooning delicacies onto our plates. The conversation lulled as we each tucked into what was before us. "Oh Jeremiah, you have got to taste the baby octopus." "I've never had it before." "Believe me, you'll adore it." "It's barbecued and then lightly sautéed in onions and the sweet sauce, mmmm... it needs nothing." We piled garlic prawns, mussels-in-shell, oysters kilpatrick, smoked salmon and miles of various salads onto our plates. It was sumptuous. I didn't notice how much wine I was drinking. Nor did I notice the sun beginning its slow descent into the southwestern sky. Before I knew it, the sky was darkening, and Claudio was ordering a second bottle of port. "Any plans tonight, Jeremiah?" He asked. "No, I was just thinking, um, I don't think I'll need to ea
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