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everything. There was a small round table with a half circle couch around it. It faced the window so we could admire the view while we ate. The ceiling was the same as the one in the main dining area. “Now I know what all the hype is about.”
    “Yeah, this place is pretty crazy.” He looked around and admired the room.
    “Is this your first time up here?” I walked up to the window to admire the view and Adrian followed.
    “If you’re asking if this is where I take all my dates, no, you’re the first. I had no idea they even had these rooms.”
    “Sure. I bet this was part of your plan the whole time!” I joked.
    “Oh, believe me, if it was, I would take full credit for it. It was only my idea to come here. The rest of it is all thanks to Uncle Ted.”
    There was a knock on the door and the waiter entered. “Hello and welcome to Rooftop Terrace. My name is Jeffrey and I will be your waiter for the night. If you would like to take a seat, I can go over our specials and take your drink orders.” We both sat down on the couch around the table.
    The waiter handed us menus as we listened to the specials and Adrian ordered a bottle of wine. When the waiter left to get our drinks, Adrian and I discussed what we wanted to eat. After we were both decided, the waiter came back in to take our orders.
    “You two just sit back and relax, your food will be out shortly. If you need any refills or anything, please feel free to push the button on the small remote in the middle of the table.”
    “Thank you, Jeffrey,” Adrian said as the waiter walked out the door.
    “This is really amazing, Adrian. Thank you for this.” I scooted closer to him and he put his arm around me.
    “No, thank you for agreeing to come with me. I don’t think you know how amazing you are. Really.” I was going to open my mouth to argue with him on that, but I decided to keep my thoughts to myself and let us both enjoy our evening together.
     

 
     
    CHAPTER 13

    W e made small talk while we ate our dinner. By the time we were done, we had each finished a pretty good amount of wine and it helped bring my nerves down a bit.
    “Thank you again. I’m having a great time, I would love to do something like this again.” I looked over at Adrian and I could tell something was bugging him. “Is something wrong?” He placed his hand on my thigh and turned to face me.
    “Okay, I think it’s better I tell you this now rather than later.” This worried me a little. Things seemed to be going so great. I had no clue what was going on. I nodded for him to continue. “Remember the night we met? I was actually at that party because I had just graduated from Brant and I was celebrating.”
    “Oh okay. So you graduated? That’s what you wanted to tell me?” I was still a little confused. If it was our age difference he was worried about, it shouldn’t be that big of a deal, and why would he be telling me this now?
    “That’s not all.” He looked down and paused for a minute. “I was offered a job in Florida.” He looked back up at me and waited for me to say something.
    “Why Florida? Doing what?” I didn’t have much emotion at this point, probably because it hadn’t completely sunk in yet. I hadn’t expected this.
    “My dad got me in touch with a guy a few years ago who ran football camps down there. I’ve been going to his camps since I was a senior in high school. He called me a few weeks before I graduated and wanted me to talk with a friend of his who was looking for a new football scout. He thought I would be good for the job. Long story short, after talking to his friend, he offered it to me.” He brushed his thumb on my thigh. “And the job’s in Florida.” He tried to read the expression on my face.
    “When do you leave?” I tried to keep a straight face and not let my emotions get the best of me. The wine wasn’t really helping matters.
    “I have to be there the beginning of August, so I’ll probably leave the last