Inara was excited when she saw that Lemuel was driving them towards Oxbow, the restaurant where he had engaged her.
His mood so far had been nice so she was hoping that this time at the Oxbow, she would get to eat what she wanted. As though reading her mind when they sat down, he asked what she had wanted the first time he had brought her there.
“Barbecued Lamb.” she answered.
“You do like good food.” he commented, making her smile. “I’ll have what you’re having too.”
The waiter arrived and took their order. Then Lemuel added vegetable salad with cream and sweet wine. Hearing him add all those things made her happy and he thought she looked so cute. Though she lied a lot, which always irked him, her innocence and naturalism often affected him and made him want to possess her. For the
