Hot in the City
“He rose to greet her at the door with a light kiss, taking her in.
“You look gorgeous.”
“Thank you. This was very generous. I love the dress. It was a very sweet thing to do,” she said with a slight smile, though her eyes looked strained and her hair was slightly mussed.
“Is everything okay?” he asked, looking more closely.
She hesitated before responding, which gave him his answer, even though a second later she nodded with a too-bright smile and told him she was fine.
Gabe... let it go for the moment, and took her hand, leading her back to their table.
“This isn’t quite as creative as your invitation to the museum, but I thought it would be nice to go on a date,” he said, taking a sip of his drink. “You know, dinner, drinks, maybe some dancing. The kind of night out you deserve, Della.”
He was no lightweight, but he’d had two drinks before this and the third Scotch was starting to ease the guilt eating away at him.MoreLess
“You look gorgeous.”
“Thank you. This was very generous. I love the dress. It was a very sweet thing to do,” she said with a slight smile, though her eyes looked strained and her hair was slightly mussed.
“Is everything okay?” he asked, looking more closely.
She hesitated before responding, which gave him his answer, even though a second later she nodded with a too-bright smile and told him she was fine.
Gabe... let it go for the moment, and took her hand, leading her back to their table.
“This isn’t quite as creative as your invitation to the museum, but I thought it would be nice to go on a date,” he said, taking a sip of his drink. “You know, dinner, drinks, maybe some dancing. The kind of night out you deserve, Della.”
He was no lightweight, but he’d had two drinks before this and the third Scotch was starting to ease the guilt eating away at him.MoreLess
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