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twisted uncomfortably, but I knew I’d agreed to let him spend whatever amount he wanted.
“What do you think?” Zeus asked quietly, studying me.
“I think it’s amazing,” I said truthfully. “I also think you shouldn’t have gone through this much trouble for me.”
“It was no trouble,” he said with a wave of his hand. “I have a couple of friends here, so I can get in whenever I want. I thought, since you were an art student, you would enjoy eating here.”
“There’s only one problem,” I whispered. “I don’t know what to eat!”
Zeus laughed and opened his menu. “I’ll tell you what’s good. Just be warned—it’ll be everything. The chef here can do no wrong.”
I laughed in return and started asking about certain dishes.
What followed was one of the largest, most delicious meals I’d ever had. He’d been right—everything was delicious. The chef even came out to ask us how it tasted. I’d never had an experience like this before. It was almost eleven by the time we stood to leave.
“Thank you for dinner,” I said as we left the restaurant. “It was a nice date.” I was surprised to find that I meant it. My anger from before had greatly dissipated.
“The date’s not over yet,” he said smiling. “The best part is yet to come. Do you trust me?”
“No.” I laughed nervously. I really didn’t trust him all that much—he had a lot to make up for.
“Well, too bad. You have to wear a blindfold for this next part.” He pulled a piece of cloth out of his jacket pocket, and I eyed it hesitantly.
“Why?”
“Don’t worry, it will come off. I want our next destination to be a surprise.” He smiled reassuringly.
“What the heck, go ahead.” I threw caution to the wind and decided to go with it. It couldn’t be much worse than him showing up naked in my art class—unless, of course, I ended up dead in a dumpster. I grinned inwardly as I imagined the “I told you so” I would be missing from my parents if that were to happen.
He tied the blindfold loosely around my eyes, making sure not to tie my hair in it.
“Alright, here we go.” He took my hand and squeezed it as he began leading me forward. It was odd how comforting his hand felt in mine, and I found myself squeezing back.
We didn’t leave the resort as far as I could tell, but we did walk through a few doors. Finally, we stopped, and he let go of my hand.
“Are you ready?” he asked, excitement burning in his voice.
“I guess so,” I said, still not sure what was going on.
I felt his arms encircle me and his fingers work at the tie of my blinder.
“Close your eyes before it comes off,” he said. His warm breath washed over my face. Soft fingers traced over my cheek and through my hair, causing my breath to catch and goose bumps to form on my arms. “I want to see your expression when you see everything.”
“Okay,” I laughed and closed my eyes. The blindfold fell away, and I could hear his footsteps moving a few paces away from me.
“Alright, open your eyes.”
There were paintings everywhere—Monets, Picassos, and all sorts of other fine works. I gasped as I took them in, turning in a circle to see each of them. They were beautiful. I couldn’t decide where to start first.
“Do you like it?” he asked from behind me.
“I love it!” I turned to face him, a smile spread across my face. “Where are we?”
“Still in The Bellagio,” he explained. “This is usually closed right now, but I managed to convince them to let us in. I thought you might enjoy it more without all sorts of people in your way.”
“This is . . . Not what I expected,” I said honestly.
“What did you expect,” he laughed.
“I’m not sure. I didn’t know what to expect from a man who had to get naked for me to go out with him.”
“Hey now,” he said, acting hurt. “You were the one that made it difficult.” He clutched a hand to his chest like I had mortally wounded him.
“Yeah,
“What do you think?” Zeus asked quietly, studying me.
“I think it’s amazing,” I said truthfully. “I also think you shouldn’t have gone through this much trouble for me.”
“It was no trouble,” he said with a wave of his hand. “I have a couple of friends here, so I can get in whenever I want. I thought, since you were an art student, you would enjoy eating here.”
“There’s only one problem,” I whispered. “I don’t know what to eat!”
Zeus laughed and opened his menu. “I’ll tell you what’s good. Just be warned—it’ll be everything. The chef here can do no wrong.”
I laughed in return and started asking about certain dishes.
What followed was one of the largest, most delicious meals I’d ever had. He’d been right—everything was delicious. The chef even came out to ask us how it tasted. I’d never had an experience like this before. It was almost eleven by the time we stood to leave.
“Thank you for dinner,” I said as we left the restaurant. “It was a nice date.” I was surprised to find that I meant it. My anger from before had greatly dissipated.
“The date’s not over yet,” he said smiling. “The best part is yet to come. Do you trust me?”
“No.” I laughed nervously. I really didn’t trust him all that much—he had a lot to make up for.
“Well, too bad. You have to wear a blindfold for this next part.” He pulled a piece of cloth out of his jacket pocket, and I eyed it hesitantly.
“Why?”
“Don’t worry, it will come off. I want our next destination to be a surprise.” He smiled reassuringly.
“What the heck, go ahead.” I threw caution to the wind and decided to go with it. It couldn’t be much worse than him showing up naked in my art class—unless, of course, I ended up dead in a dumpster. I grinned inwardly as I imagined the “I told you so” I would be missing from my parents if that were to happen.
He tied the blindfold loosely around my eyes, making sure not to tie my hair in it.
“Alright, here we go.” He took my hand and squeezed it as he began leading me forward. It was odd how comforting his hand felt in mine, and I found myself squeezing back.
We didn’t leave the resort as far as I could tell, but we did walk through a few doors. Finally, we stopped, and he let go of my hand.
“Are you ready?” he asked, excitement burning in his voice.
“I guess so,” I said, still not sure what was going on.
I felt his arms encircle me and his fingers work at the tie of my blinder.
“Close your eyes before it comes off,” he said. His warm breath washed over my face. Soft fingers traced over my cheek and through my hair, causing my breath to catch and goose bumps to form on my arms. “I want to see your expression when you see everything.”
“Okay,” I laughed and closed my eyes. The blindfold fell away, and I could hear his footsteps moving a few paces away from me.
“Alright, open your eyes.”
There were paintings everywhere—Monets, Picassos, and all sorts of other fine works. I gasped as I took them in, turning in a circle to see each of them. They were beautiful. I couldn’t decide where to start first.
“Do you like it?” he asked from behind me.
“I love it!” I turned to face him, a smile spread across my face. “Where are we?”
“Still in The Bellagio,” he explained. “This is usually closed right now, but I managed to convince them to let us in. I thought you might enjoy it more without all sorts of people in your way.”
“This is . . . Not what I expected,” I said honestly.
“What did you expect,” he laughed.
“I’m not sure. I didn’t know what to expect from a man who had to get naked for me to go out with him.”
“Hey now,” he said, acting hurt. “You were the one that made it difficult.” He clutched a hand to his chest like I had mortally wounded him.
“Yeah,
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