"Would you like a glass of wine?" he asked.
"Yes please."
She looked virginal in a white skirt, just above the knees, with white stockings and a white blouse. They stood on the balcony overlooking downtown; a loft in the old part of town; converted into condos from the shell of a 1930's department store. The grill was heating up, and the steaks were marinating. The vegetables were ready to steam, and the homemade bread was in the oven. Cooking a nice meal: his third date seduction technique.
"I have to be home by 9:30," she said. "The babysitter changed her plans at the last minute."
He thought he hid his disappointment well: "I understand. We'll have plenty of time for supper. And the sunset."
She was 38, divorced, with two kids. The profile on the dating site was sparse and to the point, but the photo had grabbed him by the balls immediately: dark black hair, deep brown eyes, full lips, pale skin. She looked to be of European descent -- Italian, maybe? Their first date had been the usual exciting but awkward and wary sniffing out of someone new.
"Another glass of wine?"
"Kiss me first."