So she went to change into something nice (not too nice) and headed out. She grabbed her purse and took a taxi to the location where Charlie gave to her a few minutes ago. Ivy wanted to find out where that place was and eat dinner there by herself.

As the taxi driver rolled up to the front of the hotel, she went on it and told the driver to take her to "William & Charlie" Restaurant. It was about a 10 minute drive from her hotel and maybe a 30 minute walk (because of the light traffic) to the restaurant. The driver pulled up right in front of the restaurant and Ivy was surprised to see how small the place looked compare to what it really looks like in romantic movies. She paid the driver and got out of the taxi.

He drove away and Ivy went inside to be greeted by a cute guy waiter with a name tag "Ben". He was young, maybe around in his 20's.

Ben (*says with a smile) : Hi. Welcome to "William & Charlie".
Ben (*asks) : How many are in your party ?
Ivy : Just one.
Ben : your lucky. we have a table open for you just right around the corner.
Ivy (*smiles)
Ben (*grabs the menu & says) : Please, come follow me.

Ben made his way towards the table and Ivy followed him from behind to get seated. As she followed him from behind, she looked at her surroundings. There were some middle age couples who were having a lovely dinner together, some with groups of friends, and some on dates. Ben took Ivy to the corner of the restaurant where the empty table were and took a seat there. Ben gave Ivy some time to look through the menu and came back ready to take her order. She looked up to him and asked.......

Ben : what can i get for you tonight Miss ?
Ivy : what is one dish people normally get here ? your most popular one.
Ben : our Steak on the Rye is pretty famous here or the Salmon on Waves.
Ivy : i'll get the Steak on the Rye.
Ben : how do you like your steak ?
Ivy : Medium Rare please.
Ben : would you like mash potatoes or cut sliced fries ?
Ivy : Mash potatoes.
Ben : Mixed Vegetables ?
Ivy : yes, please.
Ben : what would you like to drink ?
Ivy : Red Wine, please.
Ben : what kind Miss ?
Ivy : your most popular one here.
Ben : Will you like just a glass or the whole bottle ?
Ivy : just a glass.
Ben : alright.
Ben : You'll have a Steak on the Rye cooked as Medium Rare with Mash Potatoes and
Ben : a side of Mixed Vegetables.
Ben : For your drink, you'll have one of our famous red wines.
Ivy : thats correct.
Ben : i'll be back with your order.
Ivy : thank you so much.

Ivy gave Ben back the menu and he took it back to the front counter. He punched in Ivy's order into the tablet computer. As Ivy was sitting there, she looked around the restaurant again and saw how people looked while eating and bonding with each other. Then she looked at the walls surrounding her and saw that there werent any paintings nor sculptures. She figured why there aren't any in her mind.

Ben finally came back out with Ivy's red wine and served it for her on the table. He walked back into the kitchen to check up on the food. Ivy looked at the red wine in the glass cup and how red the wine was. She picked up the glass and took a sip. After taking a sip, she could really taste the deliciousness of the wine.

It really gave her a good idea for her next painting. So she quickly took out her sketch book and sketch the wine glass with her pencil as it was sitting there on the table.

After a while, Ben came out with her food. He placed the plate in front of her. Ivy put her sketch book away into her bag and began to start eating her food. Ben walked off back to his job afterwards.

She continued to eat her food and it was one of the most delicious food she had tried in such a long time. It really felt like she was home again in Florida.

Minutes had passed and Ivy was so full from eating a plate of steak and sides. She also finished 3/4 of her cup of red wine. Then Ben came back out to ask if Ivy needed anything.

Ben : How did you like the food ?
Ivy : its incredible.
Ben : well, thats good to hear. Do you need anything else Miss ?
Ivy : I would like the bill.
Ivy : and i have a question for you.
Ben : what is it Miss ?
Ivy : Which is the owner of this restaurant ? William or Charlie ?
Ben : Both. William is the older brother and co-owns the place.
Ben : Charlie is the chef, the youngest brother and co-owner of the place as well.
Ivy : thats good then. i was just wondering.
Ben : Alright. i'll be back with your bill Miss.

Ben walked off and went back to the tablet computer to print out Ivy's bill. Ivy sat there wondered in consideration on something but she didnt know what it was. I guess you can say that she was thinking about the person who cooked her steak. Anyways, Ben came back with the bill and placed it in front of Ivy and she said thank you as he did so. Ivy opened up the black booklet with the bill and paid as she saw the price total. She took out her credit card and paid. She handed Ben the booklet as he was walking by her table. He went to the tablet computer and punctured the bill into computer. Then he got back to Ivy to let her sign the bill at the bottom.

Ivy then said goodbye to Ben and walked out of the restaurant. Before she officially took a taxi back to her hotel, she took a picture of the restaurant with her phone. It was already getting late at night so Ivy headed back to the hotel to rest up.

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