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"But there’s a table open, right there And my name is in your book" He pointed to the entry that very clearly showed a table for two reserved for Palmer at six

"Ah, but that is because we moved your reservation to another restaurant to accoave , and Owen returned his attention to the host "I don’t understand I o I spoke to you, if I’ me you moved my reservation to another restaurant--and that it’s somehow to accommodate me?" His voice remained calm and even, so you would have had to knoen to realize exactly how angry he was The fact that he turned white instead of red was the only visible sign

I put a hand on his aro and we can eat at hoht be even better"

The host shook his head "No, no, you do not understand The new reservation, it is for a better restaurant We will even arrange for a car to take you there Make it a nicer evening, no?"

Owen again looked toas the car isn’t being driven by the same drivers we had the last time"

We went outside to wait for the car "I don’t get it," Owen said, still stewing "I eat there regularly, but not to the point they’d go out of their way like this forbusiness to another place I know thata real date is a special occasion, but I didn’t think they’d go nuts just because I made a reservation for two" After a oing on I bet Rod did it I told him what I had in mind earlier in the day, and player that he is, he probably didn’t think it was good enough Andlessons fro as you don’t take too many lessons from him You don’t have a second date with so, do you?"

"One person at a time is all I can handle," he said as a white limousine pulled around the corner and stopped for us

A uniforoofy-looking, thank goodness--got out of the car and caer door for us "Mr Palmer?" he said

"Um, yeah This is for us?"

"Yes, it is Now, miss?" He held a hand out totoward Owen, I stepped in and settled onto a plush leather seat Owen then joinedyour ride," the driver said before closing the door

"Yeah, this is definitely Rod," Owen said, eyeing the cha on the seat between us "It’s very ne

"Sure, why not? We ht as well enjoy this"

He popped the cork, then poured two glasses and handed ainst ," I said

"Oh, I’ll definitely drink to that"

As I leaned back in the seat and stretched s, I said, "This is the life" Neveror the subould have been much faster Traffic ja and when you had chane

"And he’s a better driver than we had on our last trip," Owen added "BRAAAAKE!"

His imitation of Rocky was so uncanny and so unexpected that I alne "Wohen did you become a comedian?" I sputtered

"There’s a lot you don’t know about me Come to think of it, there’s a lot I don’t know about me" He sounded alne ht to his head I kneasn’ta break for lunch

"Youet a little fuzzy But before we had a chance to get too tipsy, the car caer door opened

We’d arrived at a restaurant Ge eaten there with so soner It was the kind of place where the paparazzi hide in the bushes nightly, just in case one of their usual targets happens to drop by Even on a slow night they could probably get at least one tabloid-worthy photo of a socialite showing off the latest designer creation