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Not at this point, anyway. He would’ve needed to make reservations earlier, although as a Steel, he could probably get in anywhere at the last minute.
Still, I don’t think that’s what he has in store for me tonight. My guess is Lorenzo’s or something here in town.
I’m still in my room when I hear the doorbell.
I leave my room and walk out toward the house’s entrance. My mother is answering the door.
“Hello, David.” She’s smiling. That’s a good sign. “Please come in. I’ll get Maddie.”
“Thanks, Mrs. Pike.”
“Please, it’s Maureen.”
Yeah, Mom has that I want all my children to marry a Steel look on her face.
I hate to tell her that she may be barking up the wrong tree with me.
But you never know.
“I’m here, Mom.” I walk toward Dave.
His eyes are wide. “You look great.”
I feel a spurt of blood rush to my cheeks. “Thanks. So do you.”
He’s wearing black jeans, black ostrich cowboy boots, a white button-down, and a gray blazer. No tie.
“What time will you be home tonight, Maddie?” Mom asks.
“I don’t know, Mom.”
“We won’t be late, Maureen,” Dave says.
“Great.” She gives a wide smile. “You two have a nice time.”
We walk out of the house, and Dave opens the passenger side door of his Jaguar.
Once he’s seated beside me, I say, “Sorry about that.”
“About what?”
“About the curfew interrogation from my mother.”
“That’s no problem.”
Except it is a problem. Or maybe the problem is that Dave said we wouldn’t be late. Which means he’s not taking me to his place to…
It doesn’t matter. I’m leaving for school tomorrow. Maybe I’ll meet someone new.
Except I won’t. I already know all the guys in my class. All the older guys are gone, and I’m not really interested in checking out the younger guys.
I sigh. “So where are we off to?”
“My place,” he says.
I widen my eyes. “I thought we were having dinner?”
“We are. I ordered lasagna from Lorenzo’s. It should be there by the time we get back. And I’ve got a bottle of Dale’s finest Italian blend.”
