After work Dante headed home, he decided not to say anything for now. He wasn't even sure if she felt the same way for all he knew his feelings for her were one sided and it would only complicate things further if he said anything to her. No for now he would just keep his feelings to himself. Stepping off the elevator Dante headed straight for the bathroom, he wanted to take a nice warm shower and rinse away all his worries. Opening the door he was shocked to see Lulu step out of the shower as naked as the day she was born, "Oh god. I'm so sorry." He murmured as he turned away and left the bathroom. Lulu grabbed a towel off the rack near the tub laughing. "See anything you like?" she yelled jokingly through the bathroom door.
After the shower incident Dante was supposed to meet his mom for dinner, it had been their weekly ritual since he moved to Port Charles. But he wasn't sure if he wanted to leave Lulu alone in the apartment while he went out. When he mentioned it she assured him that he should go, "I'll be fine, Dante. Maxie said she would come over to see me. Go."
"Alright, I guess I'll see you later?" he said as he headed to the elevator.
"Hey Ma." Dante said entering the kitchen where his mom was standing at the stove stirring a big pot of pasta.
"Hey baby."
"Smell's great."
"Where's Lulu? I heard she was staying with you until she got better?" She asked as she turned to look at him.
"She's at my place, she said Maxie was coming to see her."
"Oh ok I thought you might bring her with you."
"Why would I do that?" He asked taking a seat at the wood table.
"Oh come on Dante it's obvious that you like her. I'm a mother I can tell these things about my boy."
"I do like her but I talked to her brother this morning and he said that it might not be a good idea to ask her out."
"Why not?"
"He said she might be too much for me to handle and that out work relationship would make it complicated."
"Well I have met Lulu before and she is headstrong but she is a nice girl. If you really like her then I think you owe it to yourself to give it a shot, there are things more important in life than work. Follow your heart, sweetie. What have you got to lose." She said placing a hand on her sons shoulder and giving it a squeeze.
Dante drove home thinking about what his mother had told him, maybe she was right. Maybe he owed it to himself to at least give it a shot, she was right what did he have to lose. 'Except maybe his job or even Lulu's friendship,' he thought. 'No don't think like that,' he told himself. 'Everything will be fine.'
When he walked in the door Lulu was sitting on the couch, "Oh hey how was dinner with your mom?" she asked looking up from the tv.
"Oh it was great, thanks. Lulu what do you say to getting a beer tomorrow after I'm done work?" he asked hoping she would say yes.
"Oh sure why not."
"Really? Alright well see you tomorrow then he said retreating down the hall to take a shower before heading to bed. He had to be at work early and he wanted to be well rested for his date with Lulu. He still couldn't believe she said yes, maybe things would work out after all.
The next day after work he came home and changed before his date, he couldn't stop thinking about it all day long. He was waiting for her in the living room when she came out in a pair of tight fitting jeans and a flowey purple top. "You look great," he said as they headed out the door.
"Thanks you don't look so bad yourself."
Arriving at Jake's, Lulu headed for one of the pool tables while Dante got them some drinks. "Thanks Coleman." he said turning around to see another guy hitting on Lulu. He was standing next to her leaning on the pool table and he could clearly see that the guy was hitting on her.
Walking up behind the guy he heard him asking Lulu if she wanted to dance, "No thanks." he heard her say.
"Come on sweetie, I'm a great dancer."
"Were on a date buddy." Dante said as the guy swung around to face him.
"Oh sorry man," the guy said seeing the look on Dante's face as he eased away from the table.
"A date?" Lulu said with a smile. "I didn't know this was a date." she told him as he placed the drinks down on the table.
Dante immediately blushed, he knew he had messed up. He thought she knew that he was asking her out on a date. Now that he thought about it maybe he should have clarified. Seeing the look on his face Lulu laughed, "It's alright...it's a date." she said. "Besides I'm going home with you anyways." she said with a wink as they started a game of pool.
The drive home was relatively quiet, with Lulu doing all the talking. He had no idea what to talk to her about now, how to act around her. Dante thought he had completely screwed things up at the Jakes when he had practically gone off on that guy for hitting on her. "Would you like some coffee?" Dante asked as the elevator doors swung open and he let her step out first.
"Sure." she said dropping her purse on the couch as she headed for the kitchen, taking a seat on the stool.
Dante walked around the counter and started making the coffee, he wanted some but it also kept him busy. Placing two mugs on the counter he started the coffee pot.
Lulu had picked up on his mood, he hadn't said much since Jakes and now he seemed to be avoiding talking to her. "What's wrong?"
"What...What do you mean? Nothing's wrong." he answered nervously.
"You've been quiet since Jakes."
"Sorry I was just thinking." he lied.
"About what?" she asked getting up from the stool and walking around the counter to stand in front of him.
"Oh just stuff. Nothing important."
She could tell he was nervous, so she decided to make the first move. Grabbing him she planted on on him. At first he didn't know what to do she had caught him off guard, but he felt her grab his hands guiding them to her waist as their bodies touched. "Wow," he said when they pulled apart causing them both to laugh.
Pouring the coffee into the cups Dante handed her one of the cups, but he was so nervous he spilled it on her. "Oh my god im so sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me tonight." he said.
"It's ok, no harm done."
"Maybe you should take that top off." he said before realizing what he had just said. "I mean cause it might stain."
"Haha, Dante why are so nervous?" she asked.
"Because I really like you, I have for a while."
"Why didn't you say anything?"
"I wasn't sure you felt the same way."
"I do, feel the same way." she said stepping closer to him once again as he reached for one of her hands.
"You do?"
"Yeah."
"I'm also worried about the fact that we work together. The rules at the PCPD about working together and dating."
"Oh screw the rules, I have never followed the rules in my life." Lulu said as she leaned up to kiss him again before retreating to the bedroom to change.
Lulu was finally given the ok to go back to work by her doctors. She was excited about going back but the same couldn't be said for Dante. The two had been dating since that first night at Jakes and they were extremely happy together, but Dante was worried that she would get hurt again. Police work wasn't the safest of jobs but it was what she loved, besides she could make the same case for him as well.
