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bed.”
    “Fine.” 
Silken turned and set off toward her own room.  She didn’t want Suave to see
her triumphant grin.  “Wear the black dress with the bow at the back.  You look
cute in that.”
    That
got her another hrumph from Suave but it didn’t matter.  She’d already won this
battle.  Suave, the consummate homebody, would not be home alone - at least not
tonight. 
    ***

When
Silken pulled into the driveway of Max’s home, Suave’s car was nowhere to be
seen.  No surprise there.  Her sister, ever the careful one, was probably plodding
along the highway well within the speed limit.  Silken, on the other hand,
never drove at less than ten miles above.  Anything less and she felt like she
was driving backwards.  Settling deeper into her seat she leaned back to wait. 
It would be another five, maybe six minutes before she’d see the Volvo pull up
beside her.  But no worries.  They were early so she’d pass the time catching
up on some good music on KISS FM.
    But
when she flipped on the music Silken did not hear a single note.  Instead, her
mind flashed to Max.  So much had happened between them in the last two weeks,
since that day they’d gone out to lunch.
    It
had taken a while to get over the humiliation of his reprimand but eventually
she'd relaxed enough to actually enjoy the afternoon at Shiraito Restaurant. 
After a meal of Sushi, Miso Soup and Teriyaki Chicken they lingered over coffee
and dessert and soon she found herself so caught up in the conversation that
she was shocked when he tapped his watch.
    “Time
to get you home,” he said, “before your sister sends out the troops.”
    That
was when she checked the time on her cell phone and realized that it was almost
eight o’clock.  She couldn’t believe they’d been sitting in the restaurant for
almost four hours.  And not just sitting.  Talking.
    Who
could have known that Maximillian Davidoff would be such a funny, down-to-earth
kind of guy?  There was not an ounce of snob about him, no matter that he was
the richest man she’d ever had lunch with.  And he was rich, no doubt about
that.  The owner of Davidoff Cosmetics would be worth billions.  But just
looking at him, lounging in his chair across from her, you’d never tell.
    Which
brought her to her next question.  Why had he asked her out?  And he’d even
gone and kissed her.  Her.  The woman who had embarrassed him in public, not
once but twice.
    As
she sat in the car waiting for Suave she shook her head, still baffled by what
must be the mystery of the ages…at least as far as her life was concerned. 
Because why would a man like him be interested in a woman like her?
    And
he was interested.  There was no doubt in her mind about that.  A man who’d
been acting like he had these past couple of weeks – calls every few days,
lengthy conversations over the phone, one of which had lasted almost an hour,
and now this – an invitation to his house to meet his brothers.
    She'd
been blown away but she'd acted calmly and demurely accepted his invitation. 
Suave would have been so proud.
    The
lights of the Volvo flashed in her rear-view mirror and she blinked, suddenly
realizing she’d just spent all her wait time daydreaming about Max.  She would
have laughed if it wasn’t just a little bit scary.  Was she going soft on Max?  She
shook her head, knocking the thought loose and dashing it out of her head, then
she got out of the car and waved Suave over.  She wasn’t going to think about
any of that, not tonight.  Tonight she would get to know his family and just
have fun.
    When
Silken and Suave walked in, Max introduced them to Duke, the brother who
followed him, the one who had encouraged him to set up his latest business in
Cupertino.  He was tall, almost as tall as Max, with the same jet-black hair,
square chin and long nose.
    “So
these are the twins,” he said, looking from one to the other.  “Now let me see
if I can figure out who’s