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him.
    “Good
evening. Just two?” The hostess asked as we walked through the heavy oak wood
and glass doors.
    “Yes
please.” I said.
    “Follow
me.”
    We
followed her into a room that was decorated with dimly lit sconces and sat down
at a table that was romantically set with soft cadet blue linens, white lace
overlays and two long taper candles in crystal candleholders. There were a few
other couples seated near us, but it was pretty cozy and intimate.
    “Welcome
to Basil. Can I start you with some drinks?” The waitress asked, speaking more
to Jack than me.
    “Could
I have some sweet tea?” I asked.
    “Make
that two.” Jack said.
    “Certainly.
I’ll be right back to take your order.”
    I
was still trying to figure out what exactly this was. We were both dressed up,
which says date, but we haven’t said much to each other, which I think shows
that this was more of a friendly gesture. I had to think of a slick, nonchalant
way of finding out.
    I
looked over at Jack, who was perusing the menu, and was silently praying for a
sign that this was in fact a date, when all of the sudden I heard myself blurt
out “Is this a date?”
    Ok.....well that was neither slick nor was it nonchalant.
    Jack
looked up and flashed a crooked smile. “I’m sorry, what?”
    “Is
this......um, is this a date?” I repeated. I wished I could have pretended I said
something else, but we both know what I had just asked him.
    “Well
I thought it was, but I guess you tell me,” Jack looked at me, his blue eyes
sparkling with curiosity.
    “Well
I wasn’t really sure if you meant for this to be a date or if you were just
being nice because I’m new and don’t really know anyone here.”
    “Chloe,
if I was just being nice to you, we’d both be in jeans, in my flat, with a
pizza and a couple pints of beer.” Jack smiled and my heart melted.
    That
made sense really. Why hadn’t I thought of that? I mean, who asks someone to go
to a fancy Italian restaurant just to be nice? Plus he did get dressed up. I
felt silly for asking him. If he didn’t think I was ridiculous before, he
certainly must now!
    The
waitress came over then with our drinks. “Ready to order?”
    “I’ll
have the lobster ravioli.” I said.
    “And
you?” She said looking at Jack. I wasn’t positive, but I swear she was batting
her eyelashes at him.
    “I’ll
have the shrimp scampi with a side of meatballs.”
    She
stared at Jack for a minute before walking away.
    “So
are you going to that Christmas charity thing?” Jack asked.
    “Yeah,
how did you know about that?” I asked.
    “Joanie
set us up to go; you know good publicity and what not. She said it will show
everyone we are more than just a couple of jackasses.” He said.
    “Ouch,
that’s pretty rough.” I said. I mean I kind of agree with Joanie but I didn’t
think I would have had the guts – or the heart – to actually come out and say
that.
    Jack
shrugged. “Tyler gets excited sometimes and Dean likes to play pranks. There
may have been a hotel room or two that wasn’t exactly left in its original
state.”
    “Yeah
that doesn’t surprise me. I mean no offense, but I have gotten some pretty off
the wall calls about you guys.”
    That’s it Chloe. You’ve already questioned his
intentions, why not insult the way he and his friends behave?
    “Do
you have a date?” Jack asked.
    “I
do actually.” I admitted,
    Jack
didn’t respond, instead he just nodded and took a sip of his tea.
    I
smiled. “My sister is coming to visit. I didn’t want her to sit at home alone,
so I asked her to go with me.”
    Jacks
face brightened up. “Well maybe we could ride together.”
    “Sure,
I mean if that’s okay.”
    “Of
course.....so I’ll get to meet your sister. Are you excited she’s coming?”
    “Extremely,
she’s coming for two weeks and then a week after she leaves I’m going home for
a week for Christmas. I wanted to go home for Thanksgiving too, but I didn’t
feel right asking for