Tuesday's Tales - Drink

Welcome to Tuesday's Tales! This week's prompt is a picture prompt of drinks, as seen above. I had only 300 words to work wit this time. Quite the challenge. Eric is wining and dining his lady love again. What surprise is up his sleeve this time? Read the story and find out.

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I'd never been to a restaurant that was a converted jail. This was going to be the most unique eating experience ever. A waitress guided us to our jail cell. It was an old-fashioned gaol – thick bars, confined space, concrete walls, no window. Instead of institutional green or white the walls were painted with murals of Mexican landscapes. She pulled aside the barred door and let us in.

"I've been wanting to come to this place for years." I said. "This is the best surprise ever."

"I knew it would be. I'm going to order for us, since the food here is rather unusual. So are the drinks." Eric said.

He placed his order with the waitress, including two yuzu gimlets. He enjoyed making our little travels exciting adventures full of new experiences, whether they be a haunted bed and breakfast or a new drink I'd never tasted before. What did I do to deserve someone a wonderful as Eric? He chose me, all of me, including my insecurities and bad temper. I didn't have to be strong and "on" all the time around him. What I liked best was that he allowed me to relax and put my guard down. He was my soulmate.

The waitress came by with two melon-colored drinks in martini glasses. Tiny umbrellas and cherries skewered by plastic spears topped them. I lifted mine as he proposed a toast.

"To us. Forever." He said.

I sipped my drink. "This is the most delicious thing I've ever tasted."

"Expect the unexpected. Speaking of which, check out your drink more closely."

I wasn't sure what to think until I saw the flashing gemstones between two cherries. Eric skewered a ring onto the drink. I put it on and beamed.

He was indeed my soulmate.