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out.
    We pulled up into an empty building
that looked deserted. I started having a small panic rise up in my
chest. Stefan grabbed my hand and gently rubbed it. “Don’t worry.
Everything is okay.” I looked into his eyes; I trusted him. We got
out of the car and he grabbed my hand to lead me through the front
door. It was an older building that had been abandoned; it looked
like it could’ve been a coffee shop or small restaurant at one
point. We opened the doors and walked through to the stairs. We
walked up a flight of stairs and then he led me over to a ladder
that climbed up to the roof. He went up first and then looked down
with his hand held out. I handed him my clutch and started climbing
the couple of steps. He helped me through the roof and as I was
straightening my dress, I looked up.
    I immediately caught my breath. The
whole roof was lit with only white lights hung around the side, and
candles burning everywhere. There was a small table for two sitting
in the middle of the rooftop, red flower petals carefully placed on
top, and a bottle of champagne sitting in a bucket to chill. I
looked over at Stefan who was smiling.
    Holy shit!
    I grabbed my clutch and walked over to
the side of the roof. I looked over and you could see the entire
town; the traffic, the buildings and the people walking. It was
absolutely breathtaking. He walked over to me and placed his hand
on my lower back. I released my breath, but couldn’t form any
words.
    “ What do you think?” He
looked around the rooftop.
    “ Stefan…..this is….oh my
gosh! Is all this for me?” I knew I sounded crazy; I couldn’t
finish a sentence. My mind and my heart were going a million miles
a minute. Nobody had ever done all of this for me
before.
    Stefan chuckled and grabbed my hand,
leading me to the table. “Who else would this be for?”
    We sat down at the table and I put the
clutch in my lap. He poured us both champagne and held up his
glass, I followed.
    “ To a great night of
getting to know each other and enjoying the beautiful scenery.” I
looked around admiring everything around me while he just stared at
me, a sexy smile on his face. We tapped our glasses and took a
drink, never losing eye contact.
    As we set our glasses down, a woman
dressed all in white came to our table with two plates. She sat
them down in front of us. “Good evening Mr. Long and Miss. White.
Dinner is now served. Steaks, both cooked medium well with a side
salad and vinaigrette dressing. Is there anything else I can get
you this evening?”
    I looked over at Stefan, I was still
in shock, and there was no way I was talking. Stefan picked up his
napkin and put it over his lap. “No thank you, this will do.” He
nodded and she turned on her heels, exiting the same way we came
up.
    We both began eating our steaks and
salad. I looked up at Stefan who was staring at me,
smiling.
    “ What?”
    “ I’m just admiring the
view.” He took another bite of his steak.
    “ Stefan, this is absolutely
amazing. This dinner is so good too! Why did you do all this for
our first date?”
    “ I wanted to do something
special with you; you deserve it. Plus, I don’t really like going
out in the public. Too much worry.” He popped another bite in his
mouth.
    I couldn’t blame him there; I wasn’t
too much of a social butterfly either.
    “ Stefan, can I ask you
something?” There was so much I wanted to ask him.
    “ You can ask me anything,
Jennifer.”
    “ Earlier, you said that
when you almost died, you decided to get a security team. What
happened?” I took another bite of my salad. I had been wondering
about this since he dropped me off; the thought of something bad
happening to him hurt my heart.
    “ About a year after I took
over the publishing company, I was in Spain on
vacation-“
    “ You were in Spain?” I
almost chocked on my food.
    Stefan chuckled. “Yes, I was on
vacation, a very much needed vacation. Anyway, I had been dating a
girl before my father died