There are a few quick ways to ruin it, that I know of, but they're easy enough to skirt, and at that moment all I had to do was cut the shallots, and the truffles, and knife butter into the pan. When it melted, the butter started to bubble, and you added the stripped sage, and everything set down to draw it in. I cut wild mushrooms, that you found at the market, and you shifted your hips and leaned into the counter to face me. Then I poured in the rice and you poured in the stock. I stirred, and I still stirred, and then we dipped our spoons to taste it, as it worked in. I kept pushing you into the corner, away from your roommate, to kiss you. And we talked low in the kitchen when we got ready.

by TW JACKSON