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he said, also taking his time to openly admire her in her dress. "You look amazing."
    "Thank you."
    "Are you ready?"
    "Sure, lead the way."
    She turned and he placed his hand on the small of her back to guide her to their destination.
    "We're going to the wine train?" she asked as they headed in that direction.
    "It's a moonlight train ride through Napa, have you ever been?" Xavier asked.
    "I've ridden the train of course, but not at night. To be honest, I didn't even know it ran at night."
    "They have evening dinners, but this particular one only runs once a month," he explained. "It's for couples only."
    Maya nodded and smiled. "Sounds like it will be a lot of fun."
    They made their way on the train and were escorted to a table. After everyone boarded, they were given a welcome glass of sparkling wine. As the whistle began to blow, the train slowly started moving and they settled in to enjoy their moonlit excursion.
     
    The ambiance of the Napa wine train was much different at night compared to the regular day trips offered. The lights were dimmed to give off a romantic glow. Maya smiled as she looked out of the dome glass and watched the valleys of Napa, bathed in the light of the moon, whiz by them.
    It all made for a very intimate scene.
    "Are you enjoying the ride?"
    Maya turned to find Xavier watching her.
    "It's amazing," she said, as a waiter appeared with their second course and it's complementing wine.
    They ate in silence for awhile, before Xavier looked up at Maya and said, "I'm sorry, but I just have to know."
    "Know what?" Maya asked, confused.
    "Why hasn't some man come along and made you his?"
    Maya blushed as she reached for her wine.
    "Of course, I mean that in the best way possible. You are a beautiful, intelligent and downright sexy woman Amaya. I just find it hard to believe you're not with someone."
    Maya glanced out the window, thinking of a way to answer his question.
    "You're a handsome, successful and downright gorgeous man. Yet, you're single as well. Why aren't you with Darby anymore?"
    "Ouch," Xavier chuckled. "Didn't expect you to throw the question back at me like that."
    Maya's eyes grew wide and she tried to apologize immediately. "I didn't mean any disrespect either," she said. "And why your relationship ended is none of my business. I only said it to point out that while we both have what seems to be appealing attributes, neither one of us is in a serious relationship at the moment. I don't think there's any real answer. It kind of just is what it is."
    Xavier nodded. "I get what you're saying."
    Maya shrugged. "I guess the right one just hasn't come along yet," she said, looking down at her plate.
    "Darby cheated."
    Maya's head shot up. "I'm sorry, what?"
    "Yep. Guess she wasn't so perfect after all."
    But you are , Maya wanted to say.
    "How could she cheat on you ?" She inwardly cringed as she thought, I can't believe I just asked that out loud.
    This time Xavier shrugged. "Everything between us seemed perfect on paper. But I guess it's like you said, there's no real answer. I was there for her, attentive, loving. I gave her my all and it still wasn't enough."
    He paused for a moment, taking a large sip of his wine. "It's like you said though, it is what it is. It hurt like hell at first. But now I'm ready to move on and find someone who is genuinely going to be there for me."
    Heat bloomed in her chest, and her cheeks darkened even more.
    "Did you two save room for dessert?"
    They both looked at the waiter, then back to each other. Xavier raised an eyebrow up in question. Maya nodded and they looked over the dessert tray and picked one to share.
    As they dug into the sweet confection, Xavier looked at Maya and said, "This is by far the best second date I've ever been on."
    Maya's hand froze, the spoon hovering close to her mouth.
    "Second date?" she said. "How can this be a second date when we've never gone on a first?"
    "Oh but we did."
    Maya thought for a minute, then laughed saying,