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Now, I just want him to be unable to resist me and think I’m the sexiest woed

"Okay, we’ll take the dress"

"And no bitching about howto be hella expensive, and totally worth it"

"Gird your loins," I whisper toshitstor with the puppies?"

"They can’t even walk yet," Noel reminds me "They just eat and sleep, and their mama does pretty eon, after all"

I laugh as we takea surgeon doesn’the’s not good at?" she asks I have to really think about it

"He was never good at writing papers"

"Life stuff," she says "Is there any life stuff that he sucks at?"

"He’s not a great cook, but he doesn’t suck I know He’s a really bad bowler"

She s anywhere"

Andall of the shopping torture was co on the other side ofa grey tie The suit isn’t one I’ve seen before, so it looks as if he went shopping, too That rey eyes roam up and down my body leaves me flushed and turned on

My God, he’s hot

"Come on in" I step back and close the door behind hiet ainst hinificent dress off you and fuck you into next week"

"We have tickets," I reainst his lips "And dinner reservations"

"I don’t give a shit"

"I et naked for you later," I say before I kiss him quickly "But it’s a first date, so we’ll see I’irl"

"This isn’t our first date," he says, furrowing his brow

"Everything before was as friends," I reela She’s just been outside, has eaten, and is in the whelping box with her babies

"I should have brought you flowers," he oing to stop by in a couple of hours to check on Angela, so she and the babies should be fine"

"Let’s go before I talk you into staying" He holds his arm out for me to take and escorts me to his car We drive into the city, leave the car with a valet, and walk into a restaurant I’ve never been to before It’s fancy--maybe the iven our menus, our waiter appears to take our drink order

"A bottle of cha at me He knows I love the bubbly "And we’ll start with the oysters"

"Yes, sir," the waiter says, bowing before leaving us to look over the rin

"I want you to have a good time"

"I already am," I reply and reach over to squeeze his hand "Thank you in advance for tonight"

He lifts aze on mine as he kissesas beautiful as you are tonight"

"How can you fluster me after all these years?"

"I could ask you the sa the cork on the cha the bottle in a tall ice bucket at the side of the table

The Cristal has just the right a my nose as I take the first sip

"That’s a new suit," I comment as I peruse the menu "You look quite handsome in it"

"Thank you," he says with a s with Noel"