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kiss her cheeks when he came to the table.
    “ I’m celebrating tonight! Recording’s done, and now, the ‘Magic Man’ here will be working to make it perfect. I’ll be heading home tomorrow and I want to show Andy my appreciation. Andy this is Chef Neil Obano, ‘Chef’,” she added.
    Andy listened as Adaleigh talked to him. She sounded happy, and it made him smile.
    “We’ve become good friends since I’ve been staying here. Chef, can you sit a moment so I can tell you what I’m thinking?”
    He sat on the other end of the booth and waited.
    “ I ordered the Cuvee,” she said, “and I’m thinkin’ Bleu cheese…”
    “ Good choice, oh, I know just the thing! Dates, stuffed with Bleu cheese, wrapped in bacon; it’ll take a little while.”
    “ Andy?”
    “ We’ll wait,” Andy replied and Chef left them.
     
    “Oh Andy, I’m so excited! It sounds good, it feels good…”
    “ It is good. You should be excited, and proud,” he said as the waitress returned and opened the champagne and poured them each a glass.
    Andy raised his glass . “To the success of The Silk Road ,” he said.
    Adaleigh touched her glass to his and downed what was in the glass. Andy poured more, laughed and said “slow down.”
    “ I’m too happy and I only have to get to the eighth floor. You’re driving, not me!” she laughed and sat back and let out a big sigh. “I’m so happy!”
    Andy settled back and enjoyed the champagne. Relieved that the project was complete, he was looking forward to taking Carlee and Angel to Eleuthera for two weeks. Peace and quiet , he thought.
    The waitress came and filled their glasses and told them their appetizers would be ready soon.
    “If there’s another chilled bottle of Cuvee, put my name on it,” Adaleigh said.
    “ You sure? We haven’t finished this one yet,” Andy asked.
    “ We will, or I’ll do it without you! I gotta let go!” she replied.
    Finally, Chef returned to the table with a platter of goodies. Along with the stuffed dates he’d added olives, apple slices, and warm, crusty french bread.
    Adaleigh took a bite of the stuffed date and threw her head back in elation. “Oh, my God...  soooo good.” She picked one up and went to feed it to Andy, but he took her hand and took the date.
    “ Oh, OK, I’ll play your way,” she laughed and downed the rest of the champagne in her glass.
    Andy took a bite , “It’s good.”
    “ Now take a sip,” Chef said.
    “ Good, very good,” Andy said letting the flavors meld on his tongue.
    “ Now a bite of apple,” Chef said. “Then take a piece of bread, an olive, and another sip.”
    “ Wow, all those flavors together,” Andy replied.
    Chef poured more wine in Adaleigh ’s glass and left them. She was getting giggly and Andy slowed down with his own glass.
     
    They ate, talked and were halfway through the second bottle of Cuvee. She was beyond giggly now; she was tipsy, bordering on intoxicated. Andy quit drinking. He looked at his watch; it was after ten and he was ready to head home.
    “ Come on. Let me help you to your room.”
    “ But there’s still champagne left…” she giggled.
    “ One glass and you don’t need it, come on.”
    She slid to the edge of the booth and Andy reached for her hand to help her up. She got to her feet, stumbled and fell into Andy’s arms as he caught her. She giggled again and he helped her stand.
    “ I didn’t need that last glass of Cuvee either, I guess,” she laughed.
    “ Come on, I’ll take you up and make sure you get in the room.”
    They made it to the elevator and Andy held her up. When they got to her floor he asked her for the key.
    “ Hang on, I got it,” she reached in the pocket of her jeans and stumbled. Andy held her and she handed him the key.
    He opened the door and walked her into the room. “I gotta pee,” she said. Andy went to the bed and pulled the sheets back to help her in. When he turned she was standing in front of him naked.
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