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"Co where an older wo for us

"Welcome, Mr Williahted to have you Would you please follow me?" She leads us on a cobblestone path around the side of the Chateau It’s lined with old fashioned street lights, illu

Luke tucksbehind Mrs Davidson

As we round the bend behind the house I gasp at the sight beforemy reaction to the most beautiful display I’ve ever seen The stone path leads us beneath an arbor that is covered in grape vines The vines are heavy with luscious, purple grapes

There are white twinkling Christhly ten two-person tables, and wound through the arbor and vines lining the s in the back ground

The small table in the center of the stone patio is covered in a white table cloth The china is also white, but on one plate sits a single red rose Luke walks forward and pulls the chair out for me and I sit

He picks up the rose and I look up into his joy-filled eyes He sniffs the delicate flower before extending it to ainst my nose and sniff its sweetness

Luke sits opposite me at the table

"Honey, this is wonderful Thank you" I reach over and grasp his hand in esture

"I’estures to the waiter

"Sir, madam," The waiter is dressed in a white jacket and black pants and bow-tie He’s an older gentleman hite hair and a British accent and I can’t help but fall just a little in love with hi We will be serving you three courses, in addition to an appetizer course and, of course, dessert I hope you’re hungry" He winks at

"Here is your appetizer; chili garlic cala, and Hawaiian style chicken skewers paired with the 2008 Cabinet Riesling" The plates are set in front of us with glasses of wine

I meet Luke’s eyes over the table "It looks too pretty to eat"

"Enjoy, baby"

We dig in and enjoy the appetizers

The wines co flavors and textures

Luke reaches over and holdshis thumb over my knuckles as we finish our wine and wait for the next course

"Are you having fun?"

"Much more than fun This is… a fairy tale" I feel my cheeks heat, but it’s the truth

"This is a beautiful vineyard We’ll have to corounds"

"I’d love that"

"May I present your first course?"

Our waiter is back and relasses "This is our o, avocado and black bean salsa, served with the 2009 Midsu us with the delicious meal

We’re served two more courses of pork tenderloin and New York steak with Yukon gold potatoes, and, of course, the perfect wines to accoht headed from all the hen it’s time for dessert to be served

"Oh my God, Luke, I don’t know if there is any room left in this dress for dessert" I sit back and rub ht with happiness He’s having a really good tihout our ood at this

He motions to the waiter who immediately steps to the tableside