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Romeo’s doing as well—and our waiter is just attentive enough, checking on us once in a while to break the silence, but not so often that he becomes overbearing.
    It isn’t until dessert, a beautiful chocolate soufflé, that I sigh and set my fork down with a clatter.
    “I think I’m ready to go home,” I say, my nerves just about at their ends. I didn’t want the night to go on, if only for fear of falling too deep into the façade that Romeo was clearly putting on.
    “I don’t think you are,” Romeo says, voice as firm as ever. “The night’s young yet.”
    I frown and push my plate a bit farther away from myself, losing what little appetite I had. “Are you saying I have no choice in the matter?”
    “You did promise me the night,” he says, setting his own fork down as well. “Here—perhaps this will ease your mind.”
    I blink, confused, as he pulls a small parcel out from a hidden pocket in his coat. He slides it across the table to me and leaves it right in front of me until my curiosity gets the better of me. I frown at the velvet box, clearly home to something rather pricey, before finally opening it up.
    Inside, cushioned by more of that beautiful velvet material is a gorgeous diamond bracelet that looks more real than anything I’ve ever seen before. I can’t help a surprised little gasp as I run my fingers over the stones, riveted for a long moment before I come to my senses and slide the lid shut.
    “I can’t take this.”
    “You can’t?” he asks, raising an eyebrow. “I should think it’s pretty easy. You already had it in your hands.”
    I scowl again—of course he would get technical about words now . “I won’t take it, Romeo. I don’t want it.”
    He only smiles, even laughs a little, when I push the box back towards him, apparently not taking my refusal at all. “They’re a girl’s best friend, aren’t they?”
    “I already have a best friend, thanks,” I say, as confidently as I can. I feel myself gravitating towards the box, though—the bracelet inside was just so beautiful . If Romeo wanted to give me such a gift, maybe I could— no, Erin . I grit my teeth and shake my head to myself. I couldn’t accept such a thing, especially not from a guy like him who would surely expect something in return.
    And I wasn’t about to give him anything . Not for one stupid, luxurious gift. Not for one tiny little detail about his personal life. Not for anything.
    “I’d still like to go home now.”
    “Then I’ll get the check.” He waves, gesturing for our waiter to bring us our boxed leftovers and the bill. “But I’ll humor me for a while longer, won’t you?”
    I roll my eyes and would have told him no, but I doubt it would have made much of a difference, anyway. “Whatever. Let’s just get this over with.”
    I finish my wine—my second glass over dinner—before allowing him to lead me back to the limo. I hadn’t had enough to drink to be truly tipsy, but my inhibitions were somewhat lowered and I suppose I was more willing to put up with him for just a while longer. If only to see what kind of fool he would make out of himself next.
    We don’t drive for long before we stop again, outside of a building I don’t recognize this time. When I realize, as the drive opens the door for me, that he’s brought us to the Hilton hotel, I gasp—and it is the farthest thing from a good gasp.
    “What the hell kind of girl do you think I am,” I ask, my voice low and dangerous.
    He laughs and gestures for me to step outside. “I thought I already made that very clear. Trust me, Erin.”
    I frown. He keeps asking that of me, apparently not realizing that it’s never going to happen. “I’d rather you took me home.”
    “After this,” he says, curling a hand reassuringly at my shoulder. I frown at the touch, but he doesn’t leave his hand there long—not long enough to truly disturb me.
    When I realize after a moment that we’re at a stalemate here, I relent and