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Not to mention the amazing lovemaking we did after the meal. I subconsciously curl my fingers into a loose fist.
“I know an amazing place. It’s called Alfredo’s. And it’s not far.”
I smile and nod. “Oh yeah, I’ve been there many times.”
Many times with the awesome foursome and some of my other sorority sisters. Only if I can find a ride, of course. Angie, Sage, and Gina all have their own cars, but they still haven’t returned to campus. Not that I’d want them knowing I’m on a date with a non-Steel anyway. Dave wouldn’t be pleased if word about this outing got back to him.
Fifteen minutes later, we arrive and head inside. The place is kind of a dive, but the food is great. Red-checkered tablecloths and wine bottles in a basket with a taper candle adorn each table.
The hostess shows us to our table, and Grayson pulls out a chair for me.
A gentleman.
But Dave Simpson is also a gentleman. All the Steel men are.
“Can I bring you anything to drink?” our server asks.
I jerk my head upward. “Oh, hi Rosalie.”
She smiles. “Hey, Maddie. I didn’t even realize it was you. We’re so busy tonight.”
I gesture across the table. “Rosalie, this is Grayson George. Grayson, this is Rosalie Fortnight. She was a sorority sister of mine until she graduated last year.”
“Fortnight?” he asks. “As in the Fortnight?”
Rosalie laughs. “You think I’d be working here if that were the case?”
Grayson returns her laugh.
“I’m working here while I go to grad school,” Rosalie continues. “Sorry to be so abrupt before. What can I get you to drink?”
“I think I’ll start with some water,” I say.
“I’ll have a glass of the house Chianti,” Grayson says. Then he looks at me. “You think you’ll want one with dinner?”
“Yeah, that sounds good actually.”
“Bring a carafe then,” he says.
“Awesome.” Rosalie makes some notes on a device. “I’ll be by with a breadbasket and some olive oil and balsamic.”
Once Rosalie leaves, Grayson leans forward, eyeing me playfully. “So you’re a sorority girl.”
“I am. I was supposed to live in the house. I lived there last semester. But as you know, I got a late start to the semester.”
He nods. “Yeah, why is that anyway?”
I bite my lip. “It’s a long boring story.”
“Boring?” He looks me up and down, smiling shyly. “I can’t imagine anything about you is boring.”
“I was in the UK, and in Paris.”
His eyes widen. “That’s hardly a boring story.”
“I was with one of my sorority sisters. Brianna Steel. She graduated early.”
His eyebrows fly up. “Another one of the Steels?”
