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Dinner was delightful. I understood what he meant by the place needing five stars just for the meals alone. Well, not just the meal. Even the service was better than most restaurants I had been to, with all my travels around the world.
"You can tell this is well aged wine," he said as he poured himself a glass and lifted it to his nose. "I think wine tasting was the only party I paid attention to in the Etiquette school."
"Rosemary offered that? I thought kids weren't allowed to drink alcohol?" I asked.
"There was an adult program. My brothers and I had to attend," he replied.
"I didn't know that," I admitted.
He poured me a glass, "Then again you don't need a class to enjoy wine. You can hold your own, can't you."
"I'm still a lightweight," I confessed.
"I'll watch over you don't worry," he assured me.
"Just like you used to," I said with a smile.
"Yeah, just like I used to," he said with a smile equal to mine. "Cheers."
"Cheers."
Our glasses clinked and we took a sip. Our eyes didn't leave each other as we drank until we put down our glasses. I continued my meal but he didn't eat. I looked up at him; his was face resting on his left palm; he was staring at me. I covered my mouth because I still had steak in it. "What? Am I eating weirdly?"
That would be next to impossible, because I had impeccable manners. I even got a certificate for it at Rosemary's.
"No, I'm feeling a little jealous about my younger brother," he said. "He gets to see you every day."
I suddenly remembered Ian. My hips seemed to clench, if that's even possible, as I recalled Ian's possessive grip.
"Well I get to see you every day too," I muttered.
"But that's only if both of us do not have emergencies," he sighed. "How was your first day at work?"
"It was nice. I met new people, and Ian's staff are quite the help," I replied. "Ian even let me close early too. Maybe because I'm just a temporary staff."
"Well that works out for me then," he said and resumed his meal. "I'll make sure to handle all cases quickly."
"Please put some care into how fast you handle cases," I advised.
"Sure thing, ma'am," he assured me.
It was a pleasant evening. I didn't have much to drink, but it felt like I was walking on air. We took a walk around and even visited a jewelry shop. He bought me a gold necklace with an emerald stone. First time I received a gift from someone who wasn't a family member. I even let him put it on me…and it looked gorgeous.
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"It was a fun evening," he quipped.
As he dropped me off at my apartment, he walked me to my door.
"Do you give your numerous girlfriends necklaces like this?" I teased.
"I can't deny that, but I'll have you know that for a year now, I've cut down my playboy behavior," he said. "You're the only one I'm actually…well, seeing now."
"I see," I grinned.
He motioned for me to come closer, and I did.
He held my chin and kissed my forehead. "Thank you for joining me."
