Niles had persuaded David to find a friends house to go to, mostly by letting him go see his favourite band that night.
"Thanks Dad!" he said as he walked out the door and to the garage where his car was.
"Well, now that we got the two of them taken care of, why don't we go somewhere nice to eat?" Daphne said as she grabbed Nile's hand and pecked him on the cheek.
"I'll call that new Italian restaurant they just put in down the street, Le Amor." Niles said as he pulled his phone out of his breast pocket and dialed the number.
"I'll be upstairs getting ready," Daphne said and walked up the stairs. She walked into her closet. Niles decided that she needed a walk-in closet for all of her outfits that she would need, or more or less, want. She looked through all of her dresses hoping to find one that would call out to her. But what seemed to be calling her name was a little black dress in the back of the closet. She hadn't seen it for ages and wonder if it still fit. She took of the clothes that she had and slid on the dress. It was a simple black cocktail dress, there was a half sleeve on one side and no strap on the other. It all scrunched up along the side that there was no strap an it just . It fit like a glove. She looked at herself in the long mirror on the blank wall and couldn't help but smile. She thought she looked really good. She grabbed the short key necklace that Niles had given her when they were engaged. It was the key to his heart that she had stolen away. She placed it around her neck and latched it in the back. Lastly she grabbed her black pumps and slid them onto her feet.
She walked out of the closet and over to the bathroom. She grabbed the brush out of the counter and ran it through her hair. Her waves bounced and laid down on her back reaching the middle of it. She was ready. She walked out of the bathroom to find Niles deciding which tie to wear. He was in his black Armani suit that was one of Daphne's favourites.
"The red one," she called out. "It'll look better for tonight." She walked over to where he was standing and grabbed the tie from him. She wrapped it around his neck and tied it under his collar. She tightened it so it was against the button at the top of his collar. She took her hand and brushed the tie down flat on his chest and buttoned his jacket closed. "Perfect." She said and kissed him.
"If anyone is perfect it's you. You look absolutely stunning!" Niles claimed and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in close for a passionate kiss. As they pulled away, they grabbed hands and giggled at one another. They were like teenagers going out on a date. Still holding one pair of hands together they walked downstairs and out to the car. Niles went over to the passenger side with Daphne and opened the door for her. She slid in and he closed it behind her and walked to his side of the car and got in.
Once at the restaurant they sat down at a table by the window, just like Niles had requested. He ordered them to salads and some pasta and salmon for dinner. He held her hand across the top of the table as they ogled at each other talking about what a wonderful life and children that they had.
"Why don't we do this more often?" Niles asked. " the children are old enough to take care of themselves and we need time to just be adults."
"I agree, and the best part is, since they aren't at home, we don't have to worry about being quiet about anything," Daphne added and grinned. Their food arrived and they began to eat, sharing and eating off of each other's plates. They didn't care who saw, they had been married almost 20 years and they still loved each other as if they were newly weds. Niles found himself staring at Daphne all night long and wondering to himself how he got so lucky.
"I say we go home for desert," Daphne said as the man was coming over with the check.
"Are you sure?" Niles asked as he got his card out to give it right to the waiter.
"Yes I'm sure." Daphne told him and Niles gave the card to the waiter. The waiter walked off to go ring up their order. "Besides," Daphne began. "I think there is a can of whip cream in the fridge that hasn't been used yet and I'm in need of a new Teddy." She said as sexily as she could.
"Okay," Niles said as he tried to refrain himself from chuckling like a little teenager. The check had come back and Niles quickly signed the receipt and grabbed the card out of the folder it was in. He stood up and pulled Daphne's chair out and grabbed her hand as she stood up. They walked towards the door hand in hand and gave the valet their ticket. The man pulled up in Niles's BMW and the two lovers jumped in and sped off.