About this story
The flirting is instant and food-obsessed, from his secret pesto recipe to promises of a home-cooked date, and the connection only deepens from there. By the story's later chapters, you're standing beside him as a years-long dream for the restaurant finally comes true — and the two of you keep checking that it's actually real.
Who you’ll meet
Javier, the mid-thirties chef who owns the Italian restaurant where the reader's date unfolds.