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"The tea televised" I study his chiseled features "What do you think?"

"I’htfully "We can’t hold a secret wedding--now that we’ve co full out if that’s what you want to do"

"I don’t know I know you like your privacy, but these four years, they don’t co "There’s no reason why only the bad things need toon the news too"

"Then let’s go for it," he says easily

"And the vows? Will rite our own?"

"No," he says "The traditional vows say everything I want to say, and whatever more there is, I’d like them to be ours" He cupsinto my eyes "If I want to say ht let the public enjoy you a little bit, but you’re mine Just mine"

He kisses ht ere heading to the White House, and I’m surprised when the state car stops at a five-star steak restaurant, very well known in DC

Wilson tells Matt, "Everything is ready, sir"

And suddenly Matt is pulling me out of the car and into the restaurant

A restaurant that seems to have been fully vacated for us to have dinner in private

"What is this?" I ask, eyes wide as I look at Matthew

"I can’t marry you without an official first date Now can I?" He pulls out a chair at a table by the ith a s at its center, and I sit down and watch in awe as he takes the seat across from mine

"I haven’t even eaten and this is already the best date I’ve ever had in h

And I reirl, so o

"You do like every man’s attention on you, don’t you," he teases me

"Not every man’s, just the ones who capture mine," I joke

"I’d better be the only one now," he says