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Zwilling
Date: 11/6/2014, Categories: Taboo, Author: TristanGale, Rating: 11, Source: LushStories
“We’ve been expecting you,” they said in unison. They brought out glasses for all of them and made her feel welcome and at home. They exchanged more courtesies as they tasted wine. The Zwilling brothers had come from Denmark, selling the fishing boats they’d inherited from their father to make a go of things on their own in the States. They had met a wine importer who thought things were really heating up in Colorado and had opened a wine shop in LoDo. Heather in turn told them her own story, which she thought boring by this point, though the brothers seemed very interested. “Since you’re alone in the city,” Ivan asked when they had tasted everything she had brought at least twice, “would you like to join us for dinner?” “Oh yes, you should,” Sven chirped. “Ivan is making fondue tonight. Ivan Zwilling’s fondue is legendary.” He laughed. Heather could hardly pass up such charming company and agreed. The Zwilling brothers closed up shop at 7:00 and led Heather across the bridge to their loft, an enormous affair with 360 degree views. It was a proper loft, a converted industrial warehouse that had somehow survived successive waves of gentrification. The furnishings were Scandinavian contemporary clean but somehow cozy. Heather felt quite at home in front of the gas fireplace, enjoying her wine and chatting with Sven while Ivan prepared dinner out in the kitchen. Ivan brought the pot of boiling cheese and set it at the center of the coffee table with the sliced apples and bread ...