Once they arrived at Korean BBQ, Silas, Camila and the rest of the club marveled at the smell and chef's hard work, eagerly hungry.

"Silas?"

"Tanya?"

Camila, the rest of the club, Sammy, and even their advisor were confused at.

"Who is she?"

Both of them eyed each other, with her giving him the go for it nod.

"This is Tanya, my girlfriend."

To his dismay they all stared at him like an abomination debating whether or not to put him down while

Camila was wowed at her beauty, surprised she was the one he asked out first as Tanya offered her hand to her.

"You're Camila, right? He's told me a lot about you. Glad he has a good friend like you around."

She tried using the handshake to regain composure. "Nice to meet you as well."
Sammy glared at him in confusion. He crossed his arms.

"I can have female friends, a girlfriend, and male friends at the same time. Relax, if you're jealous or something, just kill me already."

Sammy rolled her eyes. "Whatever, let's just order already."

Tanya raised a finger. "Can he order last? We just need to talk for a minute."

"Sure," Ms. F said, "but hurry back please."

To their surprise, she took him by the hand, heading over to the bathroom.

"I actually forgot you were coming here."

"Same, time flies by," as someone from a table opposite his club. "Long story, it's me, a friend, him and his girlfriend, and some acquaintances."

"Huh," finding a well groomed guy in a wool hoodie. "Wait, is that the guy? He's pretty handsome."

"His current relationship is all over the place so I was thinking we should show him a healthier alternative. But you came here with your club, right? You sure you could find some time to come over?"

"Yeah of course, I'll wow everyone here with the best boyfriend performance," thrusting the peace sign in front of her as he formulated a plan. It's fun showing people how experienced you are. "I'll try."

"Thanks, this means a lot. I'll do my best too."

Both tables watched him stumble to take a proper selfie before returning to their tables. His club watched her wave and wiggle at her.

"Is this real or did you pay her?"

"Guys, we're in the same program. Sometimes these things happen. Though any guy would be lucky to be a part of her world," spotting her trying to quell tensions between a couple in her group.

He turned to a surprised Camila. "Already ordered," looking at what he wanted and telling the waitress what he wanted.

"Sure. You seem to be getting along pretty fast."

"Well your boyfriend has trust issues, and I want to be transparent and honest. It wouldn't be going smoothly without you," only for their friends to question more about him and Tanya.

He learned from me how to be a good partner? Well glad to help.

When the food arrived, she was the one with the least experience on using chopsticks, electing to use a fork and knife until Silas chopped up his steak into several small portions, and used the utensils to fawn over every taste invigorating his mouth.

"Whoa."

"You forgot how? It's okay," taking her hand. Lace your grip on each finger so you can hold it long enough to bring it to your food, offering a piece. "Try it."

She dropped it numerous times but with his encouragement, barely held it long enough to drop in her mouth much to his enjoyment, sending her a photo of her doing it.

"Nice. Keep trying, you got this."

Everyone at the table was enjoying themselves, thanking Miss F for bringing them over in the first place.

He got a text. They're saying it looks like you two are dating.

Camila heard him laugh, spying to see him type, I'm coming over. He grabbed his plate and utensils to head over to the sextet into a septet.

"Hola. Everyone's having fun," sliding next to Tanya. "How's the meat?"

"Pretty good." She was the only one eating with the chopsticks. Her crush's girlfriend stared at the other two about to grab them and their arms recoiled.

"So you're Tanya's boyfriend? You two don't look like a good fit at all. Unlike me and Maxim."

Seeing Tanya and Maxim, dismayed faces, he shrugged.

"Yeah, I get that a lot. But she's smart, kind, funny, and more skilled than I'll ever be. Personally, I think being a good partner is appreciating their skills. You should try it sometime," with a positive yet passive aggressive cadence in his delivery.

She scowled. "Right," watching him about to use his chopsticks. "Don't you think it's a little bit weird instead of just using a fork? Only Tanya's doing it."

"Why so scared? They don't bite. We use them all the time at our program. It's so simple. Their eyes were glued to him as he picked up a large slab of meat using the chopsticks with ease to feed her. As she fawned over the taste, he whispered in her ear the next phase.

He turned to her group. "She and I do this alot. Though I can't stomach dumplings as much as she and the other girls can't. Maxim right? How about we go in a circle? I fed Tanya. She'll feed you. And you feed Miss blonde. uh-"

"Lena."

"Then Lena, then you, you, and you. Let's see who can pull it off."

Silas watched Tanya's fluster while trying to stay firm but almost flattered.

"Firm grip, you got this."

She mustered the strength to fit inside her mouth. Maxim savored the taste over and over until he swallowed it down with a smile on his face.

"Wow, it tastes great. You're good at this Tanya."

Lena sucked her teeth. "Hey, focus on me. Just get it over with."

Maxim sighed while Silas and Tanya seemed worried as he tried it with an unwilling participant.