Hazel, who had been quietly eating, eventually noticed the strange smile spreading across his face. She looked at him for a moment, then slightly narrowed her eyes.
"What?"
Dominique immediately lifted his gaze.
"What, what!! what??"
"Why are you smiling?"
"Am I not allowed to smile while having lunch with my beautiful friend?"
Hazel looked at him for another second. "You look rather pleased with yourself."
"Well, I am." He gave her a charming smile before picking up his spoon again. "The food is delicious, the company is wonderful and the afternoon is going perfectly. What more could a man ask for?"
"About the food?"
"About many things." He nodded solemnly, apparently satisfied with his own answer, before returning to his meal.
