[ She giggles at the praise, the room warming with those happyfuzzy feelings again. She couldn't help herself when he praised her - or looked at her like that. Although he was such a messy dragon! ]

Heehee, good - that just means I'm still improving in cooking too. Hold still... [ She licked her thumb and reached over to brush that spicy sauce away from his mouth. ]

Haha, you're so -- [ She paused, realizing that that gesture ... ohgod. She quickly pulled her hand away, now that the corner of his mouth was clear of sauce. Glancing away abruptly, she cleared her throat. ]

Um. So what do you want for tomorrow? [ She absent-mindedly tucked her saucy thumb into her mouth to lick it clean. ]