"Mmm... That was wonderful." Daphne sighed, rolling over among the pillows to face her handsome fiancé. "I never knew that sightseeing in Boston could be so heavenly."

Niles laughed and pulled her closer, kissing her with a passion she had no idea could exist.

"What was that for?"

He smiled and ran his hand lightly across her cheek. "Because I love you."

Her lips trailed kisses from his neck to his bare shoulder and finally to his chest. "I love you too, Sweetheart. And as much as I want to continue this lovemaking session and stay in bed with you all day, we really should be getting ready for the party."

"You know, I'm sure that Frasier will be so happy to see his friends from Cheers that he'll hardly notice that we're gone." Niles pointed out.

"Niles, that's ridiculous! Didn't you hear him on the phone going on and on about how being in Boston brought back so many memories and how he wished he could introduce us to his friends?"

"Yes, I heard him and I have no intention of spending what will surely be a miserable evening-."

Her lips on his put an end to anything more he was going to say and he sighed in defeat.

"Look Darling, I know you don't want to do this and I'm really not that excited about it meself but think of it this way... it's an opportunity to make amends with your brother."

"No, Daphne! Absolutely not! Frasier has humiliated me before but this time he's gone too far!" I'm not giving him the satisfaction of-."

"Niles please! I wish you would tell me what this is ab-."

His mouth was on hers in an effort to make her forget about what she was thinking. And so far it was working.

When the series of passionate kisses ended, she smiled at him. "All right. But can't you just go to the party for me? We don't have to stay very long and-."

"Daphne, we can't possibly go to this party."

"Why not?"

"Because... this was supposed to be a surprise, but I have connections in Boston as well and although I had to pull a lot of strings, I got us a reservation for dinner tonight at L'Espaliar."

"Oh... Sounds lovely."

"It's more than lovely. It's the most exclusive and romantic restaurant in Boston, my angel."

She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him tenderly. "I don't deserve you."

At this he smiled and brushed a fallen lock of hair from her forehead. "No, my angel. It is I who doesn't deserve you."

"All right, look... Why don't we go to the party for just a little while? Your brother can introduce us to his friends and we'll have polite conversation and then we'll leave. I can hardly wait to see what this restaurant is like." To make her point, Daphne playfully ran her fingers across Niles' chest. "Knowing you I have no doubt that this restaurant is anything less than wonderful."

The compliment made him smile and he kissed her deeply. "Thank you, my angel. And when you put it that way, I'll be happy to go to this party. The reservation isn't until later. We'll have plenty of time."

"I promise, we won't stay long, Darling. I just hate to see you and your brother at odds like this. Me brothers were always arguing and I never did anything about it. I guess that's part of the reason that I wanted to come to the States so badly. I love me family but-."

His gentle arms pulled her close to him and she blinked back unexpected tears. "I'm sorry."

He rubbed her back and kissed her cheek. "It's all right, my love. I'm sorry for upsetting you like this. Now why don't we get dressed for the party and then we'll be free to spend a wonderful evening together."

The kisses that followed sent them falling onto a sea of blankets that neither one of them wanted to leave. But they knew that the sooner they made an appearance at the party, the sooner they'd be able to concentrate on more important things; like each other.