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Any and all persons engaging in any sexual activity are at least eighteen years of age.
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"Oh! I want one!" the hostess squealed as Jimmy Schmidt approached her station.
Jimmy smiled; he couldn't believe he'd been able to find the 24 ounce coffee mug with the plush Kewpie 'Cupid' doll peeking over the rim. The mug itself was cardinal red with small pink and white hearts scattered all about the exterior of the mug. Valerie's Notions had nearly half of their store dedicated to Valentine's Day; cards, trinkets, keepsakes and large candy filled hearts. And this mug had been the very last mug on the shelf.
"Reservation for two? Jimmy Schmidt," Jimmy said happily, shifting the extremely large heart under an arm.
"Hmm; yes sir; Schmidt; six thirty," the hostess verified with a dazzling smile.
She looked into the dining area with an experienced eye. Looking at the handsome young man she again smiled her dazzling smile.
"It'll be about another five, ten minutes, Mr. Schmidt," the young blonde said. "You may wait in the bar if you wish?"
"Hmm? No, no, this is fine," he said, walking to a padded bench in the foyer of Lanza's Mediterranean Dining.
The hostess called out a last name and three people rose to their feet. Jimmy placed the large chocolate candy filled heart onto the vacated bench next to himself, but clutched the ceramic mug carefully.
Now seated, Jimmy took a moment to look around at the dark, elegant restaurant. The sounds from the dining room were muted, quiet conversations, soft clinking of silverware against plates, glasses being filled. The smells were indescribable; Jimmy had no idea what Mediterranean cuisine was, but the smells had his stomach rumbling slightly and his mouth filling with excess saliva.
He pulled his cell phone out of his trousers' pocket and sent a text message. He studied the screen intently, waiting for a reply.
"Mr. Schmidt?" the hostess said, returning to her podium.
"Wow, that was quick," he smiled, getting to his feet. "Thought you said..."
"No, no, your table's not ready yet," she quietly said. "But Mr. Schmidt? Lanza's does have a dress code. Jacket and tie is required, sir."
"Oh, I uh, I didn't know," Jimmy said, blushing in embarrassment. "See my girlfriend wanted to..."
"Sir, you, you're about a forty regular?" she asked, opening a small closet next to the podium.
"I uh, I guess," Jimmy shrugged as she pulled a navy blue jacket from a cloth hanger.
"Try this on?" she asked, smiling reassuringly at him.
He stuffed his cell phone into his pants' pocket and approached the podium. The jacket was a tad snug across his muscled arms. She nodded with approval as he stood, feeling quite awkward. She then pulled a blue and gray striped tie from the depths of the closet and closed the door.
"I uh, I don't..." he whispered, adorable freckles obscured by his heavy blush.
She beckoned him closer and he stepped up. With surprising dexterity, she looped the tie around his neck and performed a Windsor knot. Smiling at her handiwork, she waved him to his seat.
"Oh! For me? Oh you shouldn't have!" an attractive Asian-American woman enthused, sitting next to the large heart on the bench.
The handsome older man smiled at his date and whispered the name to the hostess. He then turned and took a seat on the bench across from Jimmy.
"Delaney, leave him alone," the man playfully ordered his date.
"Accountants are no fun," Delaney playfully pouted to Jimmy but did get to her feet and sit next to her date.
"But financial advisors are a barrel of laughs?" he asked and she smiled widely.
"Absolutely," she nodded, her long black hair shimmying with her emphatic nod.
Jimmy was barely listening to the couple playfully squabbling. Daria had responded to his text message. She said she was a few minutes away and asked if he would order a bottle of wine. She even typed out the name of the wine. Jimmy saved the message; he knew he'd never be able to pronounce the nineteen letter name of the wine.
"Oh, well, I might not be as fun as a financial advisor, but I am a great accountant," he smiled.
"Oh no. Don't," she playfully whined.
Jimmy typed a response and put the phone back into his pocket. He again looked around the dΓ©cor of the small but comfortable foyer. His eyes landed on the legs of the attractive young woman seated across from him. Slowly, her legs shifted.
"Young man," the accountant smiled at Jimmy.
"Yes sir?" Jimmy asked, tearing his eyes from the very attractive young woman's golden brown legs; her short dress left her legs exposed to mid-thigh.
"Do you know the difference between a good accountant and a great accountant?" the smiling man asked.
"I'm going to leave. You hear me? I'm going to get up and walk right out of here," Delaney threatened, laughing.
"I uh, no, no sir," Jimmy said.
"A good accountant will tell you that two plus two equals four," the man said, holding Delaney's hand in his large paw to prevent her exit. "A great accountant will tell you, 'what do you want it to equal?'"
"That's not funny," Delaney exclaimed, laughing.
"Cute," Jimmy agreed, smiling.
"Where do you work?" the accountant asked politely.
"Me? Oh, I work at Garland's Dairy," Jimmy said proudly. "I'm in loading."
"That right? Do you like it?" the man asked.
"You kidding? It's the best," Jimmy enthused. "I couldn't ask for a better place to..."
"Must have got a hell of a bonus," the man suggested, his eyes sweeping the elegant surroundings.
"Huh? Oh, oh no sir," Jimmy said. "But Daria? My Girlfriend? Said she had a big message for me and wanted to tell it to me here. I'm just waiting for her; she's been wanting to eat here for forever so..."
"A big message?" Delaney asked.
"Stop it," the man said, noticing the flushed look on Jimmy's face.
"See? Accountants are no fun," Delaney giggled, taking her sweet time in closing her legs.
Now that he was no longer looking at Delaney's bare pussy, Jimmy was able to look up at the faces of the two patrons. For a brief second, his eyes did sweep down again, hoping for a second look at Delaney's sparse patina of straight black hairs, her light pink inner lips, slick with moisture.
"Yes ma'am. I, uh, I'm pretty sure I already know what it is," Jimmy said. "See, last time I was over at her house? I uh, in the bathroom's garbage can? I seen a pregnancy test and it was positive so..."
"Well, congratulations. Or is it condolences?" the man said and helped Delaney to her feet when the hostess called for 'Allen? Table for two?'
Jimmy got to his feet when the hostess returned to the podium. He showed the blonde the text message and she quickly rifled through a wine list. She double-checked the listing then quietly said she would place the order for the bottle when Daria arrived.
"Well, I, uh, I mean, wouldn't it be romantic if it was already waiting, you know, don't you have to let it breathe and..." Jimmy suggested.
"When she gets here. Sir, Mr. Schmidt, it'll actually have more impact if she would be seated and have the wine appear without it just sitting there," she suggested.
"Yeah, I, yeah, I mean, you, you see this all the time," Jimmy conceded.
He sent Daria another message a few minutes later. Another happy couple entered the foyer and the hostess seated them immediately. A large group of people left within moments of each other. Another trio came in and had just settled onto the bench across from Jimmy when the hostess called them forward and seated them.
"Ma'am? I uh, I've been sitting here; those people just got here and you've already seated them?" Jimmy asked, then hurriedly dug his cell phone out of his pants when it gave a small buzz.
"Yes sir," the young blonde agreed, not smiling.
Again, Daria assured Jimmy she was on her way; she'd be there before he knew it. She asked if he'd ordered the wine; it was her favorite wine. She also requested a dozen oysters for an appetizer.
The hostess led him to a small table near the kitchen entrance. Jimmy looked around at the elegant dining room, the starched white table cloths and the heavy silverware on burgundy linen napkins. A very attractive waitress quietly greeted Mr. Schmidt and poured a glass of ice water for him. She assured him she would be right back and walked to the hostess. The hostess and the waitress engaged in a hurried conversation before the hostess returned to the foyer.
Jimmy took a moment to arrange Daria's large box of chocolates and the adorable ceramic mug with Kewpie Cupid doll so that Daria would not be able to miss the tokens of his love for her. Satisfied with his setting, Jimmy sat in the very plush, very comfortable seat and again looked around the restaurant's dining area.
Jimmy sent Daria another text message, letting her know he'd been seated. She again inquired about the wine and the oysters. He assured her they would be waiting for her.
"Here you are sir," the waitress said, placing a plate of fresh vegetables, some cold meats and some wedges of crusty bread in front of him.
There were three small bowls of soft cheeses or spicy sauces to spread onto the wedges of bread. The aroma from the meal was intoxicating but Jimmy hesitated.