6: A perfect date

 She jumped in surprise when the doorbell rang, and then breathed in deeply before walking out to open the door.

 Connor was standing outside, his eyes ran up over her body and he swallowed. "Wow Ami, you look absolutely stunning".

 "Thank you, you look rather handsome yourself". She said smiling, he was wearing a blue 3 piece suit, with a white shirt and a dark yellow tie.

He bowed lightly and offered her his arm. "Well thank you, are you ready to leave my …lady ?"

"Certainly my good sir". She said grinning, she locked up the door, and then accepted his arm.

 In the elevator she noticed him glancing at her and chuckle and she asked. "What is so funny ?"

 "Oh I was just wondering how you can balance on the killer heels you must be hiding under that dress to make you not little today". He answered teasingly.

 She hit him on the shoulder and he pretended that it hurt. In reality it made his wolf jump circles around itself, suggesting they should mark her here and now. "Hey I am not little, it is called concentrated hotness".

 "I won't argue with that, especially not when you are wearing that dress". His voice was low and she felt herself blush.

 He led her to a dark grey Nissan sports car and Amelia looked admiringly at it, he opened the door to her and she slid in.

 She watched him walk around the car, he could really wear a suit, it looked like it was tailored and then the car, he really went all in. And she started wondering how rich he actually was.

 He got in and started the car, she let her hand caress the soft leather seat. "This is a really nice car".

 "It is, I got one just like it at home, I love driving it, so when I saw they had one at the rental place I picked that". He kept his eyes on the road.

 She didn't know much about cars, but she knew this wasn't a cheap car, not even in America, which probably meant he was either really into cars or had a lot of money, maybe both.

 "They actually had a lot of nice cars, even an actual red Ferrari". He said with a boyish grin.

 She looked at him asking. "Can I ask why you didn't pick the Ferrari ? Most men would have".

 "Well, it just seemed too flashy, like you are trying too hard ? Trying to compensate for something". He said with a shrug.

 "And you don't feel like you need to do that ?" She said grinning, she just couldn't help it.

 He glanced at her, his mouth slightly open in surprise, then he turned focus back on the road and laughed. "Whoops that came out wrong, I wasn't thinking in those lines".

 She flashed him a smile, but he was actually right, a Ferrari or something like that would have made her think he was trying too hard, maybe compensating for lacking somewhere else.

 "I hope Italian is okay ?" He said as he parked the car, they were in an area called Christianshavn which had a lot of canals and a great urban vibe.

 She smiled happily, she guessed he wasn't talking about a pizzeria. "Certainly I love Italian".

 "I am happy to hear that". He said, then he got out, and walked around the car to open her door, he grabbed her hand, helping her out.

 She laced her fingers with his without thinking about it, he flashed her a smile and led her down the street.

 Wow, Era Ora, that was a really expensive place, it even had a Michelin star, it wasn't somewhere she could normally afford to eat.

 When they came inside she spotted the bathroom and whispered. "Uhh I have to just go powder my nose".

"I'll wait for you right here darling". He let go of her hand, and she hurried out to the bathroom.

 When she got nervous she always had to pee, she pulled out her phone and send a text to Linda 

 ‘Wow I am dying here, tailored suit, hot Nissan sports car and dinner at Era Ora’

 When she came back out, Connor was waiting for her with a waiter, and he grabbed her hand. "They are ready for us now".

 The waiter led them down a stairway, away from the restaurant, which she could see through glass doors, Amelia got confused, where were they going.

 They entered a beautiful room with a window at water level to the canal, the light was low and mainly came from candles and in the middle was a table for two, she bit her lip not to gasp.

 Connor pulled the chair out to her, before sitting down himself and the waiter handed them the menu, Connor thanked him and he said he would be back with the champagne before leaving.

 "Seriously Connor, this is crazy, you didn't have to do this, I feel like someone famous". She looked at him, her ex Daniel’s idea of a special date was going to a cheap chain restaurant.

 He grabbed her hand across the table. "Maybe not, but I wanted to. You deserve to be treated like a princess and when you are mine you always will be".

 "Thank you". Seriously ? This had to be a dream, a very long dream, but he couldn't be for real.

 The waiter came back with champagne, pouring a glass for each of them, Connor looked at her. "Would the 6 course menu be okay with you ? And do you want wine ?"

 "That is fine with me, and yes please to the wine". She was actually grateful that she wouldn't have to pick out food, she was a bit overwhelmed.

 Oh shit, she had a look at the prices while he was ordering and talking to the waiter about wine choices, it would be at least $ 360 for each of them depending on which wine he chose, and she had a feeling he didn't go for the cheapest ones.

 When the waiter had left, she asked the question she had dreaded, but needed to know. "I was thinking… When are you leaving ? Back,for America I mean"

 "My ticket is open, Joel is here for another 6 weeks and I can stay for that long if I just push a couple of meetings". He was chewing his lip.

 She knew he would be leaving and 6 weeks was longer than she had hoped for. "Okay, luckily that is some time away then"

 "Yeah, that gives us some time". He said, but he looked like he thought that day was too close. And he feared it could be, could he make her give in and follow him willingly by then.

 The food and wine arrived and it was really amazing, they were talking about everything, about their childhoods and Connor told some funny stories of what he and Joel had been doing.

 When they had finished the fourth course, Connor excused himself to go to the bathroom, Amelia pulled out her phone, there was an answer from Linda

‘Wow smooth, sounds like someone is trying to impress’.

Amelia looked around 

‘You can say that again, a private dining room, six courses, champagne and expensive wines’.

 She heard Connor on the stairs and put her phone away, it would be impolite to use it when he was there.

 "I know you are not supposed to ask, so I hope that you won't get offended, but I just realised that I don't know your age". He looked at her. His wolf didn’t care, but personally he was crossing his fingers that she wasn’t too young.

 She smiled secretly. "No, I won't get offended, but give me a guess and I wont get angry unless you are far off".

 "Uh I am not sure I should… Okay then I am going with 25, I fear it is too high and hope it is too low". He answered.

 She looked at him questioning. "Why are you afraid that I am younger ? Luckily for you I am not, I am 26 so pretty close".

 "Well, I don't want you to think I am old, which you might do if you were 22". He said looking relieved. He found 26 a perfectly suited age for his mate.

 She hadn't thought about his age at all, before now. "Now I am getting nervous, hopefully you are not 60 with a great plastic surgeon are you ?"

 "Uhh nope, no cheating or surgery and I am not 60, your time to guess, I will only get angry if you are wrong". He said grinning.

 She thought about it, he was not easy to place. "Uhh this is hard, but going with my gut I would say 30 maybe 32, am I far off ?"

 "We can just go with what you said, nah okay I will be 36 next month, hopefully not too old". He looked at her.

 Amelia was a little surprised, it was 10 years, it wasn't enough to scare her off. "I think I can live with that".

 When they had finished eating the waiter brought the check, Connor just glanced at it and then handed over his card.

 She couldn't help noticing that it was a world signia mastercard, she only knew because someone had used one at her job and they had googled it.

 It meant there was no limit on it, so he could literally buy a private jet with that card, okay there was something going on here, unless Joel had borrowed him the card, he might have one of those ?

 She couldn't help see the numbers the waiter pushed into the machine, and she almost slipped off the chair $ 1200 oh shit that was a lot of money, but Connor just pushed in $ 1500 like it was nothing, why didn't people tip like that at her work ?

He got up and offered her his hand, she grabbed it, she was a little flabbergasted right now, he was apparently rich on top of everything else.

 On the way back she didn't really say much, he probably thought she was tired, when they stopped in front of her apartment she said. "Connor this was amazing, but I feel bad that you have spent so much money on me, I feel like I owe you something".

 "Please don't, you don't owe me anything, it was a pleasure and a joy, but I would be happy if I can see you again ?" He grabbed both her hands in his. He wanted her so badly it was a physical pain and the wolf was pulling at his restraints.

 She could feel the butterflies in her stomach go bananas, doing what felt like a conga line. "I would love that, unfortunately I have to work tomorrow, but I will be off at 8.30 pm".

 "I could pick you up and we could go back here, maybe watch a movie, just talk and relax ?" His thumbs were caressing her hands.

 She nodded. "That sounds perfect, this was perfect too, but we can't do this every night".

 "I think it would stop being special if we did, but tomorrow at 8.30 pm then". He smiled and let go of her hands, before getting out to open her door.

 He walked her to the door and she looked up at him, for a moment she contemplated inviting him inside, but she stopped herself.

 "Well goodnight then darling, I will look forward to seeing you tomorrow". He was looking at her, he looked a little uncertain.

 She bit her lip and breathed in deeply, then she said with a sly smile. "Connor, this is when you kiss me".

 He smiled and his eyes twinkled, then his arms snaked around her waist, pulling her into him, and finally his lips found hers. His wolf was howling with delight.