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Dinner was delicious as always. Alec had opted to have one of his favorite restaurants prepare a selection of their best meals in advance so Diana could simply choose what she liked without having to wait.
He encouraged her to try a bit of each dish. She was pleased with the selection, but she didn’t feel good about the waste.
“It’s fine, take what you want. The rest will be packed off and taken to a homeless shelter nearby later tonight.”
“You always think ahead, don’t you?” she mused, trying a mushroom risotto that was to die for.
Alec took a bite of Foie Gras poêlé with a fruit compote.
“I try. All the time and as hard as I can.”
“Me too. But sometimes I feel like I’m just playing catch-up. Punishing the bad guys after the fact has lost something. They keep multiplying. You kn
