DATE CONTINUED

As they looked over the menu, Ellis could not stop sneaking glances at Zoey. Why hadn't he noticed how beautiful she was until now? He loved the way her eyes sparkled in the candlelight. And that dress, damn, she looked like a DATEgoddess in it. When they walked into the restaurant, he could see several men turning to stare at her because of how beautiful she looked. That made him decide within himself that next time, he would book the whole restaurant if they went out for dinner again. That way, no one else would be around to ogle her. They ordered some fancy dishes that Ellis thought Zoey would love to try out.

Over their meal, Ellis and Zoey talked and laughed together easily, like they had done many times as friends. But now there was an extra spark of excitement since it was an actual date. Ellis loved discovering new things about Zoey that he had not known before, like how she had always wanted to be a writer before venturing into law.

“Why did you never tell me this?” Ellis