Chapter 3

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Sean closed the front door behind him as Elise stood on the porch waiting for him, a warm smile on her face as he approached her.

"I'm sorry if the boys were being rude to you before." She said.

"Oh no they weren't, they care about you. It's only right they'd be concerned for you."

"Specs seems to feel like he has to look out for me."

"Has it been good having them along with you on cases then?"

"It has, they make it more fun. I'm glad I met them."

"Well, they're certainly better with you on their side than they were when they came to my apartment on their own…shall we."

Sean held out his arm as Elise slipped her arm though his and made their way down the path to his car, he opened the door for her, leaning in and bringing out a small bunch of roses for her.

"Oh Sean, you didn't have to buy me flowers."

"Are you kidding, our first date and I don't give you flowers, my daughter would have killed me." He joked.

"They're beautiful, thank you."

"You're carriage awaits."

Elise got in to the car, Sean closing the door behind her before coming around to the drivers side and getting in.

"So, you hungry?" He asked.

"I am actually."

"Great, I do love a woman with an appetite."

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The restaurant wasn't overly busy when they arrived, they were taken to their table and Sean ordered them some drinks. Sean decided on a beer before passing the wine list to Elise.

"Which wine would you like Elsie?"

"Actually, I think I'll have a beer too, thank you."

She passed the wine list back to the waiter and waited for the man to leave before Sean burst out laughing.

"What's funny?" She asked.

"The look on the waiters face, I don't think women are supposed to order beer."

"Well, I'm not most women. I can't stand wine, I've always been a beer girl." She smiled.

"My kind of woman." He replied.

Elise looked over at him, both falling silent as they smiled at one another from across the table.

"I'm glad you agreed to come tonight, I wasn't sure you would." Sean said.

"If I'm honest, I wasn't sure myself. I did think about calling and cancelling a few times."

"So why didn't you?"

"Well, I decided that it was time to stop wallowing in my own grief."

"You're husband?"

"Mmmm, he was the love of my life Sean and I didn't think it was possible to meet anyone who could possibly match him. I didn't think I'd ever date again and then you turned up on my doorstep."

"Well, I'm glad you decided to come. I hate to eat alone."

"Quinn and Alex are really okay with this then?"

"Are you kidding me, Quinn couldn't get me out of the apartment quick enough when I told her I liked you."

"She's a good girl."

"She is, she certainly adores you. All her friends now know about the amazing psychic Elise Rainier."

"The jobs certainly served me well."

"Do you ever wish you had chosen another career path?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"The dangers you find yourself in, like now."

"It goes with the job."

"When you were trying to contact my wife when we were in Quinn's room the first time and you looked like you were choking, it scared the hell out of me, I felt powerless to help you."

"On I can help myself in those situations, I know it's scary to watch, over the years, I think I've gotten used to it."

"Don't you ever want to just give it up?"

"For a while after Jack died, I did. I didn't do any work for months after, I couldn't."

"So what changed?"

"Quinn, the moment she appeared on my doorstep that day, how sad she was, the pain and grief she felt…I knew I couldn't turn her away, I knew how badly she needed my help."

"I'm glad you said yes that day, otherwise we may never have met."

Elise smiled over at him as the waiter came over with their beers, placing two glasses in front of them.

"Oh, the glasses won't be necessary, but thank you." Elise smiled, handing them back to the waiter.

The man gave her a raised eyebrow as he took the glasses away before handing them both the dinner menus.

"Very well madam, I'll give you both a few moments before I take your order." He said, as he walked away.

Sean and Elise looked at each other as the waiter walked away, before they burst in to laughter, other occupiers of the restaurant giving them strange looks.

"I don't think we're supposed to be in here." Elise joked.

"To hell with them if they can't loosen up, I for one am having fun."

"Me too, I'm glad I came."

"I'm glad you came too, hopefully we can have more nights like this."

Sean leaned over, taking hold of Elise's hand.

Elise tensed for a second before she relaxed, returning the gesture to Sean.

"We will." She smiled.

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To Be Continued…