Finally, his own portions were plated up and ready to be eaten. He sat down and ate in silence too, as he preferred anyway. He had to admit, he'd kind of outdone himself on this one. It was all pretty tasty. He poured a little soy sauce over his rice and left the bottle for Hanako to use if she needed it.

...well, OK. Maybe the fish was sliiiightly over done. Next time he'd cut the pan time a few minutes. And add a little more ginger. And chop the scallion just a little finer and spread it more evenly. Oh god. Now he was kind of nervous that maybe she wasn't actually enjoying it that much. It was a little hard to read her, after all.