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"Mreat, I love seafood, and I bet it’s wonderful there" The rest of the drive passed quickly with conversation flowing as if they’d been together for years which, in fact, in some capacity, they were
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The restaurant that Jason had selected was in the battery district of Charleston on the waterfront As they pulled to the entrance a valet carefully opened her door and assisted her out Jason handed the keys to another valet as they walked towards the entrance of the restaurant Jason had obviously planned ahead and made a reservation as they were quickly escorted to a table overlooking the water "This is lovely Jason; I’d no idea Charleston was so beautiful"
"This is only a small part of the appeal of Charleston; I look forward to showing you the city before we leave Perhaps tonight, if you feel up to it, ill take a stroll on the waterfront before we go to the hotel"
"Oh yes, please, I would love that" Claire asked Jason for suggestions on the menu and was relieved when he offered to order a local favorite for them
When the waiter returned, Jason selected the she-crab soup for an appetizer and the Lobster Newburg with fresh vegetables and wild rice as the , and Claire was erowl in appreciation Jason apparently heard it as well He looked at the waiter and said, "Could you please bring a basket of bread with our soup? My lady is hungry"
Claire playfully stuck her tongue out at hiive s I would like to do with that tongue of yours" The desire in his gaze was unmistakable
Claire leaned forward and bravely said, "I hope you will show me some of theer, I’ll show you right now on this table, and I don’t really fancy getting arrested tonight so we’d better behave ourselves for now"
They chatted quietly about the upcoer and also about their plans for the week When the hted to see the delicate puffed pastry filled with a cream sauce and slices of lobster "This looks fabulous; I’ve never tried this before"
"It’s one of my favorites, especially when it’s a specialty of the house as it is here," said Jason
After the main course, Claire finally pushed her plate back, surprised to find it was almost empty The food, the wine and the company was a combination that was hard to resist Claire felt Jason’s hand on her leg as he asked if she would like dessert and coffee "No, I couldn’t possibly eat another bite I would like to walk for a bit though, if it’s ok with you" Inhand and hand on the waterfront
"This is like one of those perfect moments in time that you read about," said Claire
"Yes, indeed it is," replied Jason as he stopped and pulled her into his embrace His thumb stroked over the bottoly touched it
Jason's breath see her in his eo Noas if a fire raged inside of hiotten out of control His lips took possession of hers, his tongue staking a clai Jason jerked his head back taking several deep breaths as he pulled his hand through his hair
"If we don’t stop now, I’ainst that seawall in about thirty seconds Let’s walk back and get the car, I think it’s past tihed as Jason rushed them both to the car at top speed
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The drive to the hotel was done in similar fashion They were checked in quickly and were soon in the rooainst the wall before the door clicked shut "You don’t kno bad I’ve wanted to do this; I didn’t think dinner would ever end," groaned Jason
He picked her up and alking towards the bed when a knock sounded at the door He halted in his tracks, "Da her back on her feet, Jason took aand yanked the door open
The valet took a quick look at Jason’s hard stare and quickly handed hiiven to you when you checked in" With a curt nod of thanks, Jason shut the door and opened the note
Jason grabbed his cell phone, quickly checking so and looked at Claire "I’m sorry, there’s a problem at a custo to cancel their entire order"
"Is it Lynwood?" asked Claire Lynas a new customer who Danvers had recently acquired and their first purchase was in the millions of dollars
"Yeah, that’s the one; I don’t kno this has been screwed up, but they’re livid I need to see what the problem is and try to smooth it over"