Ace was on time, and had the dinner all ready in a basket. Mona greeted him, wearing a beautiful emerald gown, designed in the Grecian fashion. His eyes had a warmth in them that made her knees go weak, as he gazed at her and kissed her hand.

"You look more beautiful than ever, Mona. I didn't think that could be possible."

"What a lovely compliment. Thank you, Ace. Come, I'll show you where we're going to have dinner." She took Ace's hand, and led him to a spot in her garden, where they couldn't see the house, but could hear the music she had chosen to accompany their dinner. It overlooked the ocean, not far away.

"You couldn't have picked a better spot, Mona," he said, placing the basket on the table. He opened the lid, and together, they took out, and arranged the tableware and food. She already had two candles and a low floral arrangement on the table.

Ace held her chair out as she sat, then took his seat. The music was already playing and they dined on the exquisitely prepared meal, and drank the perfectly chosen wine, saying little, except with their eyes.

Shortly after they finished, the music changed. Now, it was perfect for slow dancing, and Ace stood up and held her chair out for her. He held her close as they danced, as happy to have her in his arms as she was to be there.

After a few dances, he kissed her hand, they blew out the candles and they started walking toward the ocean. They stopped to take their shoes off, and went down to walk along the water. They could hear the music growing fainter and fainter, until there was just the sound of the waves, and a light breeze.

An hour later, they returned. The music had stopped, but they didn't notice. Mona, holding his hand, led him into the house. Her eyes held the promise of wonderful things to come. He smiled warmly at her as they disappeared from view - though there was no one to see them.

In the wee hours of the morning, Ace was driving home in the Racer. A smile was on his face, and he was more relaxed than he had been in several weeks. For once, he was content to drive the speed limit. It gave him more time to himself, to remember his past hours with Mona.

Mona couldn't sleep. She, too, was very relaxed, but her mind was alert, think of the evening. This was the most perfect evening, so magical, she thought. She walked out to the garden, touching a flower here, a plant there, until she arrived at their outdoor dining area. Nothing had been cleared away, but that only refreshed her memories of the evening.

She walked on, closer to the ocean, and stood there remembering. As she did, words started forming in her mind - lyrics. Not realizing what she was doing, she started humming the music she had written a few days before, then singing.

She finally realized what she was doing, and went back into the house. She took the sheet music and sat down at her piano to play the melody, while she sang the lyrics, that had fully formed in her mind.

"When we met, it was the start of something magic,

"But I never thought that it would be so fine....."

With growing excitement, she realized that she had the perfect song for Ace's trick, created in the best way - out of love. She wrote down the lyrics and, suddenly tired, went to bed, to dream of all that had gone before.