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"By the ere you saying ‘wang’ earlier?" he asked

I just laughed harder

"This is it This is now officially the single best thing I have ever had in

"You’ve said that about everything you’ve eaten tonight"

"I know, but I seriously can’t handle how good this is Sood," I ain We sat at a little table in the corner of a small restaurant in town, and I was detere skills, had ordered for us I told hio for it, that I was in his hands and I kneouldn’t steer ood We feasted

We ith traditional tapas, of course, accolasses of the house wine Little bowls and plates showed up at the table every few minutes after that: tiny pork meatballs, slices of harilled squid with fruity local olive oil With each bite, I was sure that I had just eaten the best thing ever, then another wave of gorgeous food would show up and convince ain And then these prawns arrived Unreal Fried crispy in olive oil with tons of garlic and parsley, smoky paprika, and just a hint of heat I swooned I actually swooned

Simon? He loved it He ate it up My reactions as much as the food, I think He ate it up

"Honestly, I can’t handle any h the olive oil He smiled as he watched me sha back froroan

"Best ht be That was insane" I sighed, patting my full tummy Ladylike, sch to take it away frolasses of a local wine Sweet and crisp, it was the perfect after-dinner drink We sipped slowly, the breeze cohtly scented with the sea air

"This was a great date, Si another sip of my wine

"Was this a date?" he asked

My face froze "I mean, no I suppose not I just--"

"Relax, Caroline I knohat you meant It’s just funny to consider this a date: two people traveling together, but only now on a date" He smiled, and I relaxed

"Hmm, we haven’t really followed the traditional rules so far, have we? This et technical"

"Well, technically speaking, what defines a date?" he asked

"Dinner, I suppose Although we’ve had dinner before," I began

"And a movie--we’ve already had a movie," he reminded et le with you Scary movie, so obvious," I scoffed

"It worked, didn’t it? In fact, I do believe I slept with you that night, Nightie Girl"

"Yes, I’m cheap and easy, I ad backward" I grinned, sliding htly

"I like it backward" He s that one"

"Seriously, though As I’ve mentioned, I have no experience with this stuff," he said "How does this work? What if ere doing this…not backward? What would happen next?"

"Well, I suppose there would be another date, and another after that," I ad shyly

"And bases I’d be expected to try to round soht?" he asked seriously

I spluttered my wine "Bases? Are you for real? As in, cop a feel, over the shirt, under the shirt, those bases?" I laughed incredulously

"Yes, exactly What aentleoing ho up Re

"Yes, yes, you do We wouldn’t be going hoether, that’s true But to be honest, I don’t want you sleeping in the bedroo as I blushed