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    “Sure, that would be nice, thank you.”
“Ok, let’s go.”
    Though they had gone out in the group the other night, Madeline hadn’t really had the chance to talk to him in the noise of the Bar.
    They rode the elevator down and walked out to the street.
    “We can get a Cab but it’s only a couple of blocks away. Are you ok to walk in those shoes?” He looked down at her black stilettos. “Very sexy.” He said.
    Suddenly she wondered if this was more than a casual dinner with a co-worker.
    “Yes, thank you. I’m fine.”
    She was sure, if he was single he could get any girl he chose. He was young, hot, and wealthy. He wouldn’t be short of willing companions.  She was pretty sure she must be a few years older than him too, and surely not his type. She imagined him to go for the thin blonde type and that certainly wasn’t her. She was bigger than that.
    As they walked along, Jake asked her questions about herself but Madeline was guarded, giving only the vaguest of details and trying to deflect the questions back into him. She didn’t want to talk about her past.
     
    They reached the restaurant and he led the way inside, requesting a quiet table
    “You’re going to love this place.”
    They were shown to a candlelit table near the back, in a more secluded location.  He ordered Champagne. Again Madeline became confused about Jake’s intentions. She told herself she was reading too much into it; although she was single and if he was too then they were doing nothing wrong. But though he was gorgeous and seemed to be a genuinely nice guy, she didn’t feel drawn to him when all she could feel was Daniel’s presence inside her.
    Jake kept the conversation light, talking more about the different characters in the office, entertaining her with humorous anecdotes about them, funny stories about things that had happened in the office over the last couple of days, things that she missed out on shut away in her office. Talk inevitably turned to work as they waited for their food. Perhaps he had picked up on her reticence to talk on a more personal level.
    “You always work so late Maddy.”
    “So do you!” she laughed.
    “Yeah,” he smiled ruefully, “that’s true!”
    He obviously kept active outside of work though, he had a fit muscular physique.
“Are you enjoying it here?” he asked her.
    “Yes, it’s a great team.”
    “Daniel’s pretty demanding though, I bet?”
    “He certainly is.” She was thankful it was dark; sure her face would have given away some truth as to exactly how demanding he had been with her earlier.
    “You know, apparently he had the same assistant before you for so long. I don’t know how she managed. She stayed here until she retired.”
    “Wow.”
“Yeah, I think she worked for his Father before him.”
    “Ok. Did you know Daniel’s Father?”
    “Oh, no, I think he died many years ago.”
    “Oh, that’s a shame.”
    “He built up an amazing Empire.”
“Yes. How long have you been here?”
“Daniel head-hunted me from Elias Holdings a couple of years ago.”
    “Oh.”
“He made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. He’s very generous.”
    “Really?”
    “Yeah. He’s got a ruthless reputation in Business. That’s how he stays at the top. Suits me just fine.”
“I’m sure it does.” 
    Jake was clearly a big fan of Daniel. The salary he was on would be massive, not to mention the bonuses which was what really boosted his pay packet. Though most trading was done on Wall Street, a few niche boutique hedge funds operated in D.C. where there were some incredibly wealthy clients.
    As they left the restaurant Jake enquired how she would get home.
    “I’ll jump in a Cab.”
    He stood flagging one down for her. As one responded, turning around to double back, he said, “If you’re free, I’ve got tickets to the Opera on Saturday night.”
    “The Opera, oh, how kind of you, but I’m sorry, I will be away for the weekend.”
“Oh! No problem.