Victoria
Victoria found Andrei waiting by a black luxury sedan along with a driver in full professional attire. It was Andrei who had all her attention. Although she’d seen him in suits before, the one he wore blew the others away.
He stood there in a dark brown, three-piece suit made of the finest material that matched her dress’ coloring perfectly. The blond locks that she was so used to were slicked back well with a small strand dangling over his eye.
As she got closer, his cologne invaded her senses, and she savored the exotic and musky smell of him. The people who passed them couldn’t take their eyes off him.
Andrei walked over to her, gave her a hug, and kissed her on the cheek. “I knew you’d look gorgeous in that dress.” He leaned in closer and whispered in her ear. “I can’t wait to take it off you later.”
He was in a very good mood, and she realized she liked that playful side of him. That was something she never did much. Her job made her serious twenty-four seven.
“Are you ready for tonight?” he asked.
“Depends on what you have in mind.” She ran her hand over the front of his suit, enjoying the feel of it on him.
“Dinner awaits.” He waived the driver off and opened the door for her.
“Good, because I’m starving,” she winked at him before getting in, which was a little bit of a task.
“Careful or we won’t make it to the restaurant.” He shut her door once she was in the car and went to the other side to get in next to her.
“I would have gotten a limousine, but I thought that was too reminiscent of prom days, and I didn’t want to do that.”
“Good call.”
“I thought so.” He pulled her over into his arms, and she settled there comfortably.
The driver pulled off without being asked, and Victoria enjoyed the silence. Traffic would have been a nightmare if she had been driving, and she wasn’t even sure she could handle Andrei driving in rush hour traffic. The driver moved fluidly between the cars, letting all stress of the other cars and horns float by her so she was in her own little bubble with Andrei.
It took about a half an hour to get to their destination in traffic, although the place didn’t seem too far away. She realized they were close to Andrei’s place.
The sign above the restaurant entrance read “The Jewel Room.” It was a place Victoria hadn’t been to before, but by the fancy entrance with two stone lions and a fancy awning with matching red carpet, she knew it was an expensive place to eat.
She looked at the entrance, curious but still feeling out of her element. “Are you sure were at the right place?”
“I wanted to bring you somewhere special,” Andre said.
“My parents love this place. They know the owner, so he did me a favor.”
“What kind of a favor?”
“You’ll just have to wait and see.”
“You’ve had me waiting a lot today.”
“Come on. You know the saying. All good things come to those who wait, and I promise some good things are definitely coming.” He opened her door and held out his hand for her.
“I’m going to hold you to that.”
“I wouldn’t expect anything less.”
The inside of the restaurant was fabulous and breathtaking. Chandeliers with candles filled the ceilings, while lit candelabras lined the walls. It felt like shit step back into a different period of time as Andrei led her inside.
She held onto his arm tight, afraid if she didn’t should wake up from some kind of weird fantasy sequence. “This place is amazing.”
“I knew you’d like it.”
The city was busy outside of the restaurant, so it was odd not to see anyone else but workers inside.