I.”
After retrieving the bouquet, she fumbled in her purse for the house keys. Once she found them she unlocked the door pushing it slightly ajar. “Good night Declan.”
“Good night Makeba and thanks for a lovely evening.”
“No, thank you. I’m glad you kidnapped me after all.”
They laughed.
“Kidnapped you?”
“Isn’t that what you did? Anyone else in that situation would have called it just that. I mean you were supposed to take me to get coffee and only coffee. I assumed the length of time of our outing would be about an hour and somewhere local but instead it was in another state and several hours, I might add.”
“And if it made me feel like I do right now at this moment, I would do it again.”
“You know what?”
“What?”
Shaking her head she said, “I don’t think I’d like it any other way.”
“Neither would I.” He descended the stairs. “Makeba.”
“Yes.”
“Can I call you later tonight?”
She smiled. “You better.”
Nodding his head, he jogged to the car, got in and the driver pulled off.
Rushing upstairs passing her parents’ bedroom Makeba could faintly hear conversation as the television played in the background. Entering her bedroom, she began peeling off her clothes and throwing them in the hamper. She walked over to the dresser to retrieve a clean pair of pajamas to put on after she got out the shower. Quickly, she showered then crawled under the covers of her bed. Suddenly, she was saddened at the realization that she left her bag in his car. She made a mental note to let Declan know when he called.
An hour later her cell phone rang just as she began dozing off. Glancing at the screen and seeing that it was Declan, she pushed the accept call button as she smiled.
“Hello.”
“I guess you didn’t like my gift as much as you pretended.”
“That isn’t true. I loved it.”
“Then why am I sitting in my hotel room right now staring at it as I cradle it in my hand?”
“Because I forgot it and I really would like to get it back.”
“I think I can arrange that.”
“How so?”
“Have dinner with me tomorrow”
She hesitated for a few moments then said, “I don’t know.”
“C’mon, have dinner with me. I’ll be a perfect gentleman.”
“There’s no such thing as a perfect gentleman.”
“Wow! I thought I was the perfect gentleman tonight.”
She chuckled. “You came pretty close.”
“Then you must give me a chance to redeem myself.”
Sitting up in the middle of the bed, she giggled like a high school girl at his comment. “Really, Declan?”
“Really.”
“Hmmm,” pretending to give his request for another date deeper thought. “Yea I think I will give you the opportunity to redeem yourself after all.”
“Thank you."
“You are welcome.”
Makeba and Declan continued to converse till the wee hours of the morning, losing track of time. When there was no response to his last question and he heard heavy
After retrieving the bouquet, she fumbled in her purse for the house keys. Once she found them she unlocked the door pushing it slightly ajar. “Good night Declan.”
“Good night Makeba and thanks for a lovely evening.”
“No, thank you. I’m glad you kidnapped me after all.”
They laughed.
“Kidnapped you?”
“Isn’t that what you did? Anyone else in that situation would have called it just that. I mean you were supposed to take me to get coffee and only coffee. I assumed the length of time of our outing would be about an hour and somewhere local but instead it was in another state and several hours, I might add.”
“And if it made me feel like I do right now at this moment, I would do it again.”
“You know what?”
“What?”
Shaking her head she said, “I don’t think I’d like it any other way.”
“Neither would I.” He descended the stairs. “Makeba.”
“Yes.”
“Can I call you later tonight?”
She smiled. “You better.”
Nodding his head, he jogged to the car, got in and the driver pulled off.
Rushing upstairs passing her parents’ bedroom Makeba could faintly hear conversation as the television played in the background. Entering her bedroom, she began peeling off her clothes and throwing them in the hamper. She walked over to the dresser to retrieve a clean pair of pajamas to put on after she got out the shower. Quickly, she showered then crawled under the covers of her bed. Suddenly, she was saddened at the realization that she left her bag in his car. She made a mental note to let Declan know when he called.
An hour later her cell phone rang just as she began dozing off. Glancing at the screen and seeing that it was Declan, she pushed the accept call button as she smiled.
“Hello.”
“I guess you didn’t like my gift as much as you pretended.”
“That isn’t true. I loved it.”
“Then why am I sitting in my hotel room right now staring at it as I cradle it in my hand?”
“Because I forgot it and I really would like to get it back.”
“I think I can arrange that.”
“How so?”
“Have dinner with me tomorrow”
She hesitated for a few moments then said, “I don’t know.”
“C’mon, have dinner with me. I’ll be a perfect gentleman.”
“There’s no such thing as a perfect gentleman.”
“Wow! I thought I was the perfect gentleman tonight.”
She chuckled. “You came pretty close.”
“Then you must give me a chance to redeem myself.”
Sitting up in the middle of the bed, she giggled like a high school girl at his comment. “Really, Declan?”
“Really.”
“Hmmm,” pretending to give his request for another date deeper thought. “Yea I think I will give you the opportunity to redeem yourself after all.”
“Thank you."
“You are welcome.”
Makeba and Declan continued to converse till the wee hours of the morning, losing track of time. When there was no response to his last question and he heard heavy
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