Kei-Kei Yuki: Believe me when I say this chapter basically wrote itself, seeing how I had another idea in mind. I hope you all enjoy the chapter, though I believe the pairing for this one will make a lot of people happy! XD

Dessert Special: Mon Amour

Soma was having a nice dream, filled with many new cooking ideas that she was definitely going to try out once she woke up. The twenty-three-year-old was enjoying her slumber, shoulder-length red locks scattered on her pillow, smiling adorably. The sight caused the person who just walked into the bedroom to smile with fondness. Making his way over, he sat down beside her and leaned down to kiss her cheek.

Such a sweet sensation caused those long eyelashes to flutter and stir awake, revealing those jeweled gold eyes that a certain someone loved so much. Focusing her eyes on the person sitting next to her, Soma smiled and began to sit up. "Ko-kun! I see you finally made it back home!" Throwing her arms around the older pinkette neck, she kissed his cheek.

"I'm back, mon amour," greeted Shinomiya, smirking as he watched Soma get herself comfortably seated in his lap. Noticing the shirt she currently used as a pajama shirt was one of his expensive ones.

"Out of all the shirts you could've picked, why pick my most expensive and favorite one?" There was slight annoyance in Shinomiya's voice, glaring at the woman who had the nerve to stare innocently at him as if it wasn't her fault.

"But, Kojiro, I like it! Don't worry, I won't mess it up!" With her arms still wrapped around his neck, she kissed his lips. This definitely caused Shinomiya's anger to lessen, caging Soma in his arms as he deepened the kiss. Before things got more heated, Soma pulled away first, ignoring the slightly irritated look Shinomiya was shooting.

Seeing how the older of the two wanted to continue, especially after the day he had, she said, "Stop looking so grumpy. Now tell me who pissed you off today." After being with Kojiro for so long, Soma could immediately tell when the other was in a sour mood.

Usually, whenever Shinomiya had a bad day, he had no problem ranting to Soma about his day yet for some reason he was hesitant. Which honestly confused Soma, patiently waiting for Shinomiya to start talking. "We just hired a new batch of newbies and they can be quite the handful," sighed Shinomiya, relaxing when he felt Soma's fingers run through his hair.

"Don't worry about it. Hopefully, they'll improve with time and stop stressing you out so much." Cupping his face in her hands, Soma kissed his forehead. Only to squeal once she felt Shinomiya throw her down on the bed and crawl on top of her, wearing that devious smirk of his. The next day, who would've guessed that Shinomiya would come down with a cold, leaving Soma to sub for him.

Those who were familiar with redhead took no heed to her showing up out of nowhere, wearing one of their boss's old chef's uniforms and a pair of glasses that most likely also belonged to him. Those who recently started working under the French chef did not know how to react towards this woman who suddenly appeared and began taking charge.

"Hey, who is that girl?" muttered a newbie.

"How can she just show up, thinking she can replace chef Shinomiya!?" angrily whispered another, grinding her teeth at the redhead who was tending multiple cooking stations.

"I wonder why Abel-san and the others are not saying anything?" questioned a boy, who, like the two girls, had just recently started working under Shinomiya.

"Yukihira is the-"

"Freshly cut and ready!" Soma pointed towards the tray of vegetables that she had finely diced into perfect shapes.

"Soma, is the order for-"

"Already finished!" Soma pointed at her left, using the other hand to stir the pot on the stove. Those newbies, even though they disliked how this stranger suddenly barged in and began taking control, knew her skills were amazing and proficient, smooth like butter. Soma never stopped and was constantly lending a hand to everyone in the kitchen.

Unlike Shinomiya who glared and was harsh on them, Soma was much kinder yet still strict. Carrying out orders like a general taking charge of her army. Those same newbies from before suddenly found themselves warming up to her, after listening to how nice she instructed them to fix their mistakes.

The time was sailing smoothly until that particular customer showed up. Abel had just gotten through delivering an order to a table when he caught sight of a highly attractive blonde woman, strutting through the door with multiple bodyguards as if she owned the place.

The sight of her caused a few of their customers to feel uneasy; lucky it was getting close to closing time, so there weren't that many inside. Still, this could negatively be reflected back on their restaurant. "Mou, where's Shino-kun!? Tell him Amélie is here to see him!" demanded the woman, already starting to make a scene.

It was two weeks ago when Amélie-san appeared. The woman was an international model and her husband was one of their top five clients. When the woman first appeared, it was Shinomiya who served her, only for the woman to fall smitten with him. Constantly flirting with the man, despite the fact that she was married and Shinomiya politely telling her that he was in a committed relationship.

The woman was annoying and bad for business yet no one knew how to get rid of her. "Excuse, Kojir-I mean chef Shinomiya is not in today. But I can serve you!" Abel immediately paled once he saw Soma politely greet the woman with a sunny smile on her face.

'Oh god, this is not good!' cried Abel. The smile on the woman's face immediately disappeared, a frown marring her beautiful face.

"I didn't ask for you, little girl. I want Shino-kun! Now be a peach and find him for me, okay? 'Cause today is the day I'm going to make him mine," smirked the woman, taking out her hand mirror to fix her hair. Hearing this caused the happy expression on Soma's face to become strained.

"Ara, did I hear that correctly? You want Shinomiya... to become yours?" If the woman was paying attention she would have noticed the cold, murderous glint that flashed in Soma's eyes.

"Are you deaf? Of course, that is what I said! Tch, if you won't find him then get out of my face!" angrily yelled the woman, only to feel her heart stop when Soma moved her face inches before her own. Wearing a saccharine smile on her face, Soma said,

"Ne, how about we make a bet!?"

"W-What type of bet?" asked the woman, regaining back her arrogant demeanor once Soma removed her face.

"If the next meal I present to you makes you say delicious. Then you'll stay away from Shinomiya and never flirt with him again, but if I lose... then he's all yours. How does that sound?" After listening to what Soma had to say, the woman had found nothing hard about it and cockily agreed.

Wanting to check up on how things were going at his restaurant, Shinomiya did not know how to react once he saw the gorgeous flirtatious model passed out on the ground, eyes rolled to the back of her head, wearing a blissful smile on her face. "D-Delicious!" moaned the woman.

Removing his eyes off the troublesome woman, the glasses-wearing chef pointed them towards Soma, only to feel her hands yank on his shirt, forcing him to bend down towards her height. "I had a justifiable reason for doing what I did," said Soma.

"And that is?" teasingly questioned Shinomiya, watching how those innocent orbs turned all seductive in a matter of seconds as she said to him,

"She was trying to steal my fiance!" Soma pecked his cheek, hearing the gasping sounds of the newbies who witnessed Soma's defeat over one of their top annoying customers.

"F-Fiance?!" exclaimed the group, pointing towards the happy couple, not knowing whether to be shocked over the fact that their boss was engaged or the fact that he was smiling at the said redhead who he was engaged to.

"Yep, we're planning to tie the knot this spring! You are invited!" Soma smiled towards the three newbies, feeling Shinomiya's large hand lace with her own.

"Let's go home," he said to her, before instructing Abel to close up shop for him. On the way home, Soma leaned her head against Shinomiya's shoulder.

"Kojirou, you'll have to be punished for keeping the fact that some woman has been trying to steal you away from me~!"

"Do to me as you wish, mon amour."

End of Dessert Special: Mon Amour