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comfortable in. And my dad would most definitely not let me move
there,” she admitted. Steven looked at her and raised an
eyebrow.
    “ Your dad? What has he got to
do with anything?” he asked.
    “ I live with my dad. It’s
just the two of us…which reminds me. I have to text him so he
doesn’t worry.”
    She took her phone out of her purse. She sent a quick
text and then put it back in her purse.
    “ I bet he is really proud of
you,” Steven said. Julie looked at him and smiled.
    “ I guess,” she said.
    “ What about your mom?” he
asked. She shrugged and then sighed. “I’m sorry, is that
a bad topic?” He suddenly feeling guilty about prying.
    “ No, it’s okay. She and
my dad divorced when I was twelve and she remarried when I was
eighteen. We talk, and sometimes meet for the occasional lunch, but
I’m more of a daddy’s girl,” she explained. “I
kind of always have been even when she was still around,” she
added.
    “ Your father would be proud to
know that he raised a good woman,” he told her honestly. She
looked at him and smiled.
    “ You don’t even know me.
How can you be so sure?” she asked. Steven smiled and shrugged.
    “ I have a knack for good people
and I have a gut feeling that you are a good woman. Plus, I always
trust my gut. It’s never let me down before,” he told
her. Julie didn’t know why, but for some reason, she felt safe
with him. She had always trusted her gut too, and like him, it had
never let her down before, but she didn’t understand why she
felt so comfortable around him. She didn’t even move her hand
when he put his hand on hers. She leaned against the headrest and
looked out into the well-lit street as a smile played on her lips.
She had a feeling she was going to enjoy this dinner date.

Chapter
4
    Julie could not get over how perfect the restaurant was.
When they got to Antonio’s, she was a bit taken aback. She had
heard of the restaurant, but she had never had the chance to dine
there, especially when she heard that they had a three hundred dollar
plate on the menu. When they walked in, the host showed them to a
private table away from prying eyes and Julie had to admit, she loved
it.
    All through dinner, Julie had totally forgotten that she
had met Steven only a week earlier. Before dessert, the two were
talking like old friends. It was almost as if she had known him all
of her life. During dinner, Julie felt the need to ask him the age
old question why her. And if she made a fool of herself, she could
just blame it on the alcohol. She looked at him and smiled.
    “ I have to ask, why me?”
she said to Steven.
    “ What do you mean?” he
asked confused.
    “ Well, I know a man of your
stature meets a lot of women, maybe even supermodels at some point.
So why me? What is so different about me?” she wondered as she
looked into his eyes. Steven laughed and shook his head.
    “ I don’t know. There is
something about you, something I just can’t get over,” he
explained.
    “ What is this something
exactly?” Julie asked.
    “ Well, like I said, I find you
intriguing. And even the hottest model couldn’t compare to
you.”
    Julie felt her cheeks flush.
    “ Are you trying to get in my
good books or something?” she teased. Steven smiled and
shrugged.
    “ Well, is it working?” he
asked jokingly and laughed .
    “ Kind of. But maybe it’s
just because you’re British,” she said smiling.
“Seriously though. No girlfriend? Wife?” she asked. He
smiled and shook his head.
    “ Well I was engaged at some
point but it never materialized,” he explained. She shrugged
and raised an eyebrow.
    “ Never materialized?” she
asked surprised.
    “ Well, I proposed to her, she
said yes and she turned out to be a bit shady,” he replied.
    “ How shady?” Julie asked
more interested than ever. It was like having a front row seat to a
soap opera.
    “ Three weeks to the wedding, a
distant cousin was in town and I caught them pants down.