Chapter 73: Red is Valentine.

I suggested another double date with Andrew and Capucine. Although our first effort wasn't an overwhelming success but I want to give it another try. Quentin protested a bit, saying that he prefers to be alone with me. I informed him that where I came from, Valentine's is a cheesy, amateur nonevent and therefore we have two options: blow it off altogether and order a pizza, or share the evening with another couple. I told him that I am not going to be one of those silly couples sitting alone at a table, all dressed up and eagerly ordering off a jacked-up, prix-fixe menu, and that going to dinner with another couple would temper the whole cheese factor. Quentin reluctantly saw my point and reluctantly made reservations for four at Daphne's, an Italian restaurant in South Kesington.

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Quentin and I drove to the restaurant for our Valentine's double date. We arrived right on time and waited for Andrew and Capucine. They showed up thirty minutes lat