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amazing hazel eyes.’ He could still faintly smell her intoxicatingly soft flowery scent.   Still in deep thought, he felt his phone
vibrate in his pocket.

 
    “Yes.”

 
    “Hey
baby, are we meeting for dinner?” Ashley asked. Ivan really did not feel like
dealing with her tonight. “No, I have to work late. I will call you tomorrow.”
“Please Ivan, I really need to discuss something with you,” she pleaded.   He let out a frustrated sigh. ‘I really need to end this.’

 
    “Okay,
I will meet you at Salandros .” He said with
irritation in his voice.

 
    “Good,
I will meet you there at eight o’clock.” She squealed.   Ashley hung up the phone; her plan was
already in motion to get Ivan to marry her. If everything went as planned, she
would have a ring really soon. Ashley turned around to face her best friend
Samantha Marino.

 
    “I
don’t know Ash, all this plotting to get a man to marry you will backfire.   I think you should be straight with him
and tell him directly that you want to move your relationship to the next level
with a commitment, but be ready to walk away if he is not willing to commit.
You are a beautiful person inside and out and deserve someone who will love you
completely and not subject you to some screwed up arrangement that has you at
his beck and call.”

 
    “I don’t
want anyone else, I want and will get Ivan.” Ashley said slightly irritated
with her friend. “I know he loves me and just needs a little push to make him
admit it to himself.”

 
    “I
don’t know Ashley. I don’t want to see you get hurt like your last relationship
and how badly it ended, you were an emotional wreck for months.”

 
    “This
is different Sam, why can’t you just be happy for me ;; I don’t need another one of your lectures.”

 
    Ashley
loved her best friend but sometimes she could be so judgmental and irritating.

 
    “Well,
I have to go home and get ready for my date. I will call you later. Wish me
luck.” Ashley said as she sashayed out of Samantha’s apartment.

 
 
    “I
hope you know what you are doing and good luck”. Samantha was really worried
about her friend. ‘I hope she knows what she’s doing.   Her last relationship ended so badly
that I didn’t think she would recover emotionally, but she came through really
strong. I really don’t want to see her heading down that road again.’

 
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    Ashley
walked into the restaurant fifteen minutes late. She wanted to make sure Ivan
was there so she could make a grand entrance like she always did, but tonight
was different so she really needed to blow Ivan away with her appearance. As
usual Ashley turned almost every head as she walked through the restaurant. She
wore a beautiful red sheath dress with an illusion back and short sleeves
lending allure to a square-neck fashioned with horizontal pleats throughout the
body for a modern, tiered effect. As she approached the table she noticed
Ivan’s eyes widen. He stood, held out the seat for her, and kissed her on the
cheek.

 
    “You
look beautiful as usual.” They both sat and the waitress came over to the
table.

 
    “Can
I get you something to drink?” The waitress looked at Ashley.

 
    “Yes,
I will have a glass of white wine.” She said without looking at the waitress
almost dismissively.

 
    “How
about you sir, would you like another gin and tonic?”

 
    “Yes,
thank you.” He said giving the waitress eye contact with a faint smile. The waitress
returned with their drinks and took their order. They settled into small talk   until their
food arrived. Ashley could tell that Ivan was slightly distracted and she
wanted all of his attention.

 
    “I’ve
been thinking Ivan, the Forrester’s annual formal event is coming up and I
thought, uh, it would be nice if we could do something special after the event
to celebrate the fact that our arrangement has lasted over a year, maybe go
away for the