she said grabbing her wristlet and walking out the door. Levi followed her to the car and opened the door for her.
The little black Mercedes convertible was sleek and looked like a car Levi would drive. Maggie was just glad he’d driven a car and not a motorcycle. Although, it may have been nice to have an excuse to wrap her arms around his waist and hang on.
“So, where are we going?” Maggie asked.
“It’s a surprise,” Levi smiled and backed down her driveway.
“Does your girlfriend know you asked me out? Won’t she be concerned? I guess it could be considered a business thing depending on the conversation.”
“This isn’t business.”
“Levi, you need to turn this car around. Now.”
“Nope.”
“Levi.”
“Let’s enjoy the drive and when we get to the restaurant I’ll explain more, okay?” The last thing Levi wanted to do was talk about Sonja or anything else while he was driving. It might make the drive a little better, but he wasn’t sure he could talk about it and drive at the same time.
What is he doing? Maggie narrowed her eyes and nodded. “Okay, Levi.” Something about him is different. She leaned her head back, looked away, and watched as the scenery flashed past. If nothing else, she loved the drive to and from her home.
It was hard to keep her thoughts from wandering so she forced herself to concentrate on the drive. If she refused to allow the thoughts to root, maybe she could just enjoy the dinner as it is and let it be superficial. Dinner with a friend. Nothing else and going nowhere.
Levi stole glances at his traveling companion. She crossed her legs and sat relaxed in the passenger seat, looking out her side of the car. He was taking a risk tonight and hopefully the result would be that Maggie knew where he stood.
He had picked a little restaurant he knew had good food and a relatively low volume. Instead of staying in LA, he decided to go to the San Fernando area. The scene in the middle of LA would not have been the right atmosphere he was going for, at all. The place he was taking her had a nice little outdoor area where they could be alone and talk.
When he pulled into a spot at the restaurant, Maggie had fallen asleep on the way. Her long lashes cast shadows on her cheeks, and he smiled as she shifted in the seat. He hated that he needed to wake her up. “Hey, Maggie, we’re here.”
Maggie sat up and almost rubbed her eyes before she remembered she had put on makeup. “I’m so sorry. Some dinner date I am.”
“It’s okay.”
“Where are we?”
“San Fernando.”
Maggie looked at him surprised. “What?”
“I wanted to stay out of LA. It’s quieter here.”
For some reason, that struck her wrong, but she kept the feeling to herself. Levi didn’t want Sonja to know he was taking her to dinner. She pulled the handle of the door and hopped out of the car. “Okay, let’s eat.”
Levi rushed out of the car, wondering what he could have said to upset her. She may have tried to hide the fact that she was upset, but she was doing a poor job of it.
“This place has great burgers and fry bread tacos. They’re pretty well known for their creme brûlée, too.”
Maggie’s mouth watered. It was hard to stay ticked at Levi when he was talking burgers and tacos. “Oh, that sounds good.”
The restaurant was pretty busy when they arrived. Finding a table outside was easy though and the courtyard was nearly empty with most of the diners preferring to stay inside to dine. Levi was pretty pleased with his luck.
Once they’d given their drink orders, they sat looking over the menu. Maggie peered at Levi from over her menu. “So, does Sonja know?”
Levi took a deep breath. “Sonja is not my girlfriend.”
“But…”
“I introduced her as my girlfriend because at the time I wanted to keep appearances, but Sonja is not now nor will she ever be, my girlfriend.”
“So why would you introduce her as…” Maggie paused as the waiter returned to take
The little black Mercedes convertible was sleek and looked like a car Levi would drive. Maggie was just glad he’d driven a car and not a motorcycle. Although, it may have been nice to have an excuse to wrap her arms around his waist and hang on.
“So, where are we going?” Maggie asked.
“It’s a surprise,” Levi smiled and backed down her driveway.
“Does your girlfriend know you asked me out? Won’t she be concerned? I guess it could be considered a business thing depending on the conversation.”
“This isn’t business.”
“Levi, you need to turn this car around. Now.”
“Nope.”
“Levi.”
“Let’s enjoy the drive and when we get to the restaurant I’ll explain more, okay?” The last thing Levi wanted to do was talk about Sonja or anything else while he was driving. It might make the drive a little better, but he wasn’t sure he could talk about it and drive at the same time.
What is he doing? Maggie narrowed her eyes and nodded. “Okay, Levi.” Something about him is different. She leaned her head back, looked away, and watched as the scenery flashed past. If nothing else, she loved the drive to and from her home.
It was hard to keep her thoughts from wandering so she forced herself to concentrate on the drive. If she refused to allow the thoughts to root, maybe she could just enjoy the dinner as it is and let it be superficial. Dinner with a friend. Nothing else and going nowhere.
Levi stole glances at his traveling companion. She crossed her legs and sat relaxed in the passenger seat, looking out her side of the car. He was taking a risk tonight and hopefully the result would be that Maggie knew where he stood.
He had picked a little restaurant he knew had good food and a relatively low volume. Instead of staying in LA, he decided to go to the San Fernando area. The scene in the middle of LA would not have been the right atmosphere he was going for, at all. The place he was taking her had a nice little outdoor area where they could be alone and talk.
When he pulled into a spot at the restaurant, Maggie had fallen asleep on the way. Her long lashes cast shadows on her cheeks, and he smiled as she shifted in the seat. He hated that he needed to wake her up. “Hey, Maggie, we’re here.”
Maggie sat up and almost rubbed her eyes before she remembered she had put on makeup. “I’m so sorry. Some dinner date I am.”
“It’s okay.”
“Where are we?”
“San Fernando.”
Maggie looked at him surprised. “What?”
“I wanted to stay out of LA. It’s quieter here.”
For some reason, that struck her wrong, but she kept the feeling to herself. Levi didn’t want Sonja to know he was taking her to dinner. She pulled the handle of the door and hopped out of the car. “Okay, let’s eat.”
Levi rushed out of the car, wondering what he could have said to upset her. She may have tried to hide the fact that she was upset, but she was doing a poor job of it.
“This place has great burgers and fry bread tacos. They’re pretty well known for their creme brûlée, too.”
Maggie’s mouth watered. It was hard to stay ticked at Levi when he was talking burgers and tacos. “Oh, that sounds good.”
The restaurant was pretty busy when they arrived. Finding a table outside was easy though and the courtyard was nearly empty with most of the diners preferring to stay inside to dine. Levi was pretty pleased with his luck.
Once they’d given their drink orders, they sat looking over the menu. Maggie peered at Levi from over her menu. “So, does Sonja know?”
Levi took a deep breath. “Sonja is not my girlfriend.”
“But…”
“I introduced her as my girlfriend because at the time I wanted to keep appearances, but Sonja is not now nor will she ever be, my girlfriend.”
“So why would you introduce her as…” Maggie paused as the waiter returned to take
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