Aliyah loved spending time with him, she wanted to listen to everything he had to say.  His life had been hard, but much more interesting than hers that was for sure.  She took his warning about spices, she wasn't picky about what she ate, but the last thing she wanted to do was burn her taste buds.  

She watched him remove his glove, he seemed uncomfortable showing the scar.  She reached across the table and grabbed his left wrist gently as he told her the story behind it.  She very gently trailed her finger over the scar as he talked, and when he finished his story she lifted his hand and placed a soft kiss on his palm.  "You were very lucky to have such good friends."  She told him letting go of his hand.  

She let him change the subject back to food and she shrugged. "I don't have any known allergies, and I guess I never really thought about likes and dislikes.  When I was a kid, we were what politicians call 'food insecure'  aka we never knew when or where the next meal was coming, so I ate anything I could.  Now, I work so much I don't pay much attention to what I eat.  I wolf down something and keep going."  She told him honestly.  She thought for a minute taking a sip of water. 

"Although, I do absolutely hate eggs."  She said with a smile.  "They are cheap, and so we ate a ton of them growing up, so I don't eat them now when given a choice."   She chewed her bottom lip.  "I would have to say Turkish is good, but wouldn't make my top ten list of places to go.  This,however, might just move to the top of my favorites."  She admitted.  

"So, I did a little research last night before bed.  Are we planning on traveling to Sub-Saharan Africa, or Tropical South America?"  She asked.  She wasn't a huge fan of the idea of getting a ton of vaccines, so she decided to go with only the ones required, and the CDC only requires yellow fever if traveling to those two places.  

She was being careful, and trying to show her interest in him without being too forward, in some ways he reminded her of a very frightened deer.  If she moved too fast, he could bolt.  "If we are, I will make an appointment for the Yellow Fever vaccine, if not, then I am good on that front.  It is just a matter of making time to go apply for my passport."  

She pushed her plate aside, having eaten quite a bit more than she usually does.  She lightly rested her hand on his.  "I was thinking about what you said earlier, about our next date..."  She said with a smile.  "I have absolutely NO idea where to take you.  I really don't do a whole lot."  She laughed "A big day out for me is a trip to the fabric store, and I highly doubt THAT holds any interest for you."  She said jokingly.