"Are you sure it's a good idea for you and Fiona to get involved? I mean her ex fiance is a mobster." Maureen asked looking over at Roger as they shopped for food for dinner that night.
"I don't care about that Maureen. I like her and she likes me." he said looking down at the list Fiona gave him.
"Yeah, but how are you gonna do things if she can't leave the loft without worrying about guys looking for her?" she asked looking up at him.
"It'll be fine. Don't worry about it Maureen." he said picking up a package of chicken cutlet. "Do these look lean?" he asked handing her the chicken cutlet.
"Yeah Roger, they look lean." she smiled looking up at him as she put them in the shopping cart.
"OK, now we have to get bread crumb things. Whatever the hell that is." he said walking down the aisles looking for bread crumbs.
"What kind does she want?" Maureen asked reaching up for a can of bread crumbs.
"I don't know. How many kinds are there?" he asked looking over at her.
"Italian seasoned and plain." she said looking over at him.
"Italian. I think. God I hate shopping without her. I never know what to get." he said looking down at the bread crumbs can.
"Just get the italian flavored one. Now what else did she put on the list?" she asked as he pulled the list away from her line of sight.
"Peppers and then we're out of here." he said folding the list up and putting it in his pocket.
"What else is on the list?" she asked reaching into his back pocket for the list.
"Um.. Maureen, that was my ass you just touched." he told her turning around.
"Oh please, nothing I haven't seen before." she laughed opening up the paper.
"What do you mean nothing you haven't seen before? When did you see my ass?" he asked looking down at her.
"We lived together for 2 years Roger. Do you remember all those times I walked into the bathroom by accident when you were in the shower?" she asked looking up at him.
"Yeah." he answered suspicious.
"Not an accident." she smiled looking down at the list. "Champagne and condoms? You have big dreams for your first date." she asked looking up at him.
"Fee made the list. I didn't even see it until just now. What am I gonna do Maureen?" he asked looking down at her.
"You get champagne and condoms and see how the date goes. Roger, it'll be OK. She really likes you." she smiled looking up at him.
"I like her too Maureen. I haven't felt this way about anyone in a really long time. I just don't want to get her sick." he said looking over at her.
"You're not gonna get her sick. Just be careful and everything is gonna be OK." she smiled looking up at him.
"OK, let's get the peppers, champagne and... other things and get out of here." he said looking over at her.
"OK Roger. Let's go." she smiled looking up at him as they continued their shopping.
"Why did you make so much? It's only the 2 of us." Roger asked turning the chicken cutlets.
"Mark and Collins. I wouldn't want them to have to fend for themselves. Knowing them, they'll eat cereal or ramen." she laughed looking up at him.
"Not since you threw all the cereal and ramen away." he laughed looking over at her.
"There's no reason for you guys to eat junk all the time. I'm here to cook for you. Now come over here. I want to show you how to peel the red peppers." she smiled looking up him.
"OK Baby." he smiled looking down at her.
"OK, now just peel the roasted pepper gently like this." she smiled helping him peel the peppers as he stared down at her.
"You look so beautiful when you do that." he smiled looking down at her.
"Roger, you have to pay attention or you're not gonna know how to do this." she laughed looking up at him.
"I like watching you do it." he smiled wrapping his arms around her waist from behind and kissing her neck.
"Roger, do you even want to eat?" she laughed turning around to wrap her arms around his neck.
"I could wait." he smiled leaning down to kiss her.
"But this dinner was your idea." she whined looking at him.
"I know, I wanted our first date to be romantic." he smiled gazing into her blue eyes.
"I never realized what a fluff ball you were." she laughed looking up at him.
"I am when it comes to you." he smiled kissing her again.
"Well Mr. Fluff Ball, the sooner we get done with dinner, the sooner we can do this." she smiled pulling him into a long passionate kiss.
"Ugh Fee. That's not giving me motivation." he groaned looking down at her.
"I'm sorry Mr. Fluff Ball. Can we get this done? Please." she asked in a sweet voice.
"Fine." he agreed reluctantly looking down at her.
"Thank you." she giggled turning around continuing to peel the peppers.
"Are you sure it's not gonna rain?" Roger asked setting up the table on the roof with Mark and Collins.
"Positive. It's supposed to be clear skies until Tuesday. Do you have enough candles?" Collins asked setting up a bucket he filled with ice for the champagne.
"Yeah, I brought all of the candles we have." Roger said setting up the candles along the ledge.
"I can't believe how all out you're going. I've never seen you like this." Mark smiled looking over at Roger as he set up the table and chairs.
"I like her Mark. I've never felt this way about anyone before. I mean, usually I'd bring a girl to a club or something so she could hear me sing and stuff. But we can't go out because of the guys that are after her, so I had to figure out something cool to do for our first date." he said looking over at him.
"I think it's cute. I've never seen you like this. You're learning how to cook, you're setting up a romantic dinner for 2 on the roof. I like seeing this side of you." Collins smiled looking over at him.
"She calls me Mr. Fluff Ball." he laughed looking over at him.
"Mr. Fluff Ball? I never pegged her for someone who would have an annoying nickname for the object of her affection." Collins laughed looking over at him.
"Well I like when she turns me into a ball of fluff. All I have to do is look into those amazing eyes of hers and I'm friggin melting." he smiled thinking of Fiona.
"What did you guys make?" Mark asked looking up at him.
"Breaded chicken cutlet with roasted red peppers." he smiled looking down at him.
"You learned how to cook breaded chicken cutlet with roasted red peppers? That's cool." Collins smiled looking over at him.
"Is there any for us?" Mark asked smiling up at him.
"Yeah, she made sure she made enough for everyone. She was afraid you guys were gonna have cereal or ramen and you know how she feels about that." he laughed looking down at him.
"Yesss. I love Fee's cooking." Mark laughed looking up at him.
"Yeah, we can tell." Roger laughed looking over at him.
"What? We never ate so well." Mark smiled looking over at him.
"Yeah well, she's my girl so don't you forget it." he smiled looking down at her.
"You guys look good together. Really." Collins smiled looking up at him.
"She makes us look good. Now let's get this done. I want everything to be perfect for Fee." he smiled looking over at them.
"Sure Roger. We'll make sure everything is perfect for you and Fee for your first date." Mark smiled as they finished setting up the roof.
"Are you almost ready Fee?" Roger called out coming out of his room. He was wearing black jeans and a button down shirt.
"Um... yeah. Gimme a minute." she yelled fixing her hair.
"I'm gonna start bringing the food upstairs, OK?" he told her picking up the plates and bringing them to the roof.
"OK Baby." she called out putting lip gloss on. When she was done, she looked at herself in the mirror. She was nervous. The last guy she dated was Jake. He used to take her to expensive restaurants and huge concerts. She should have known sooner that he was a mobster by the way people acted towards him. He had the best of everything. Cars, clothes everything. But here she was, living in a scarsely furnished loft and dating a guy she barely knew a few weeks ago. She gave herself one last look and left the room. When she arrived on the roof, Roger was opening the champagne bottle. "Hey Baby." she smiled looking over at him.
"Fee, you look amazing." he smiled turning to look at her.
"Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself." she smiled walking over to him. She was wearing a baby pink dress and pink high heels. Her short blond hair was swept off of her face and she was wearing bronze lip gloss. Black eyeliner lined her eyes and she was wearing rose eyeshadow.
"I'm serious Fee, you look gorgeous. I feel under dressed now." he said looking down at her.
"You look great Roger. Really." she smiled leaning up to kiss him.
"Are you ready for a romantic dinner for two?" he smiled looking down at her.
"Yes I am. Thank you." she smiled as he pulled her chair out for her to sit down.
"I would like to propose a toast. To us and whatever is happening between us." he smiled holding up the champagne glass as she picked hers up.
"To us." she smiled looking over at him before taking a sip of her champagne.
"Um Fee, can I ask you something?" he asked looking over at her as he put his champagne glass down.
"Sure. What's up?" she asked picking up her fork to start eating.
"Would it be OK if we took things slow? I mean, I know we have condoms and everything, it's just... with you being negative, I don't want to hurt you." he said as she put her fork down.
"Roger, I'm a big girl, you know? I know the risks. That's why I asked you to get condoms. I want to be with you without you worrying about hurting me." she said getting up to sit on his lap.
"It's just... if I ever hurt you Fee, I don't know what I would do." he said looking up at her.
"You could never hurt me Roger. That much I know." she smiled leaning down to kiss him.
"I won't. Not intentionally anyway." he whispered reaching up to caress her face.
"I know that Roger. I trust you." she smiled running her fingers through his short bleach blond hair. "If it makes you feel better, we'll take things slow." she agreed smiling at him.
"Thanks Fee." he smiled holding her close.