CLOAK AND DAGGER

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her expensive and calm yet eccentric gentleman, so it was only natural that I try to put my best foot forward and impress with all I've got. Isaiah had opted to come do

g the diamond necklace in it. My mom had given me this piece of jewelry for my last birthday and since then I haven't had

as no stupid blind date, no, if it was I wouldn't have gone to these lengths. It was a date with the source who helped me with my last case, an elegant

" And like in the movies where events were arranged by the god of perfect timing and coincidences, the doorbell rang and I knew that was my date coming to pick me up like

ly. The dashingly dressed young man at the door was facing the driveway when I opened the door and h

my

bly a billion times per minute escaped his light pink and moisturi

onds look good." He added and I blush

hing about the way he spoke these words that made everything he said so believable, so

compliment you but I don't think I c

o compliment me, you going out with m

aybe it was because I'd been out of the d

eauty to put to shame." He said as he h

the door to the backseat opened and a driver standing by the door. The driver greeted me

ied to instigate a dialogu

." He corr

e are we going t

d, "you'll see,

stardom by doing a piece on them about two years ago. I was offered a coupon for tw

s place. I did a

e with a proud smile and only then did

le smiling, having ca

couples, and I noticed that the "closed" sign was on the doors. There were two hos

t excessive, isn't it?" I whisper

t." He said as a wait

weaving several conspiracies as to what he meant and I thought it best to clear

g that they have to treat us like royalty, a

his hands with it before raising his right hand and snapping his finger to alert the w

dy to orde

ke, Miss Cheshire?

gh the menu. "Wait, what? Louis Xi

ma'am." The w

ay?" I aske

wo pizzas, I'm a big eater." He s

waiter says walking away immediately in fright

hat about?"

ng like he expected me

it seems it got you mad, I notic

sharp and de

replied hoping he doesn't use thi

lways find it offensive. You know those traditional titles and entitlements, they just

" I said, completel

ese, isn't Agniesz

olish, so she gave me a Polish name. My fat

diversifi

hock that my father married outside Japan. He's a very

a modern softie underneath

r, and I don't know why but

my father those two words, "modern" and "softie.

similar opinions and views about quite a good number of things, especially family. The conversations just keeps coming one after the other without

bright smile. I dug into the pizza and it w

" I ask with my

uh

peated the question more clearly,

y busi

y busi

ctual thing." He asks, maybe he

ed in it, so you are supposed to state your role in the business or company and the b

n a speech class."

ude." I apologized genuinely. "So

manager of a few hotels, I run a drug company and

y? what woul

maceu

This date suddenly feels a lot

besides, I have people who can sta

phone kept buzzing non-stop for quite some time, interrupting the conversations

he call came in for the seventh time,

r a problem, then yes, there is a pro

bad,

ave no

our mo

old man on lockdown, honeymoon style. But she's in Paris,

man. I like

ob. And I'm guessing y

course, I do. It's

t you scar

wh

people, making enem

nt, so if that means I have to put myself in harm's way from

ow I'm t

o protect you." I tease

he hesitantly picked it up. I could swear he h

uted, getting up from the seat

e you okay?" I

d, as he pulled out his wallet from inside his

id this, Eyre, I can't wait to do it again. I'll call you." Is th

ound were a bit alarmed by him running out, I decided to act calmly. I didn't know what to make of what just happened, so I sat st

t of money." I asked still surprise that they

local celebrity eat in our restaurants besides we'll

my purse and phone. "Thank

or coming to

estaurant confused an