"Oh, I'd like to contribute, if I may," she said, a little buzzed from the wine and good quality chocolate. She dabbed at her lips with her napkin. "It was such a lovely meal..."
And the bill was a sign that the evening was coming to an end. She didn't know how to make it last much longer and it would be selfish of her to think that it could. Such was her life, it seemed.
She looked at the wonderful man across from her, hands stilling, and thought: God, I want you.
Out loud, she said, "Thank you for bringing me here, Noah."