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Roberto laughed “Maybe Miguel was right I should wave the white flag” Then, in a deeper tone, he said, “But I won’t ever surrender, mon cher”

“I believe you, h she’d forgotten most of it Still, she realized Roberto had referred to her asHis words ly all over

Another woman, dressed in the restaurant’s uniform of black slacks and white, moved next to the hostess Both wouel and Roberto, as neither ever took their eyes off of her ?

She had a mixture of ees, likely uel and Roberto, ere probably only thirty What’s a forty-two-year-old wo here with thear to them, a fool But on the other hand, these wonderful, handsoht her to the restaurant They were her dates She grabbed each of the gorgeous chefs by the hand and smiled at the tomen, who lowered their eyes Maybe that will teach them to be a little more polite

“Lexi, will you please take the Sanchez party to their table?” the hostess told the woman

“My pleasure”

As they walked into theroom, Cami let her eyes wander over the lovely place It had been soe She loved the old-world charm that was reflected in the rococo décor, from the red velvet chairs and crisp, white tablecloths, to the s When they entered another roo her previous visits to the restaurant, she was taken aback at how ant this smaller space was

It was a circular roole table sat in the center of the space that could have accommodated at least six more tables Around the curved walls were servers dressed even more formally than the hostess and the woman who had led them here Three chairs were around the table On the center of the table were a crystal candelabra and a flower arrangeinable The only illumination caht, she spotted three musicians to the side of the room One held a violin, another a cello, and the third sat at a piano They began to play, adding to the romantic ambiance

“This is just for us?”

Roberto kissed her on the cheek “Like I said before, ood friend”

“And he kneanted to i so far?”

“Muy bien,” she answered “I’ve never had anyone do anything like this for me before”

The staffout chairs for them The exceptional level of service ithout colasses ater and wine

“Is there anything else we entlemen?” the headwaiter asked

“Non uel answered, his eyes fixed on her, whichis perfect”