Rules of a Gentleman:
#2…Pay for her
As Arthur pulls the door open for her, and they escape from the cool night into the restaurant, he can't help the smile growing on his lips. She's wearing a wine-coloured dress that falls to just above her knee, her hair sits in a loose bun at the nape of her neck and she looks gorgeous - he can still remember the colour that had stained her cheeks when he'd told her so. She'd stared wide eyed at the restaurant they'd pulled into and he guessed that she'd not dined out quite so finely on her college student wage – or not felt the need. He took delight in surprising her, making her smile and loved nothing more than the way she devoured every new experience with the same vivacity and enthralment. If nothing else he aimed to encounter that same expression that had transformed her features the first time he'd taken her into a dream,
He knows there'll be a fight or a quarrel even if it is light hearted. He knows that the young architect will still feel slightly uncomfortable when they finish their meal so as she's looking around the restaurant, as they speak to the waitress who meets them just beyond the door he takes the opportunity to slip the smiling woman his card who nods knowingly before showing them to their table.
And with that, he ends the debate that will come at the end of their meal before it even begins.
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