Love Never Felt So Good

Chapter 3: Their First Date

Chapter 3:

A few minutes after being in his office, Steffy found herself in Carter's car as he made his way through morning LA traffic to get to one of his favorite coffee shops, Aladdin's.

The ride there had been fun. Carter made her laugh pretty much the whole way there. Steffy had to admit to herself that she very much enjoyed his sense of humor.

When they got to Aladdin's & got themselves a table, Steffy got the conversation going.

"What is it about being a lawyer that you enjoy the most?" asked Steffy as she & Carter waited for their coffees to arrive.

"Helping people. That was something my parents were very big on," said Carter.

"So what made you decide to take a job as a lawyer for my family's company?" asked Steffy.

"I just felt that maybe the company needed help. I had no idea what I was getting into when I took the job," said Carter.

"So is that why you decided try acting? To get away from the craziness involving my family & the business?" asked Steffy.

"That's part of it. I mean, if I had known what Caroline's intentions really were, I never would've accepted that part in 'Room 8'," said Carter who frowned when mentioning the web series that he & Maya had been a part of.

Steffy found herself feeling bad for Carter. She had heard from various people about what Rick's ex-wife Caroline Spencer had done in order to try & get Rick back. The story had even made its way to TMZ.

However, Steffy realized that the subject of "Room 8" was probably a very senstive one for Carter so she decided to talk about something else.

"Have you heard from your brother lately? asked Steffy.

"Yeah I have. In fact, he called me via Skype last night," said Carter who was now smiling.

"Really? What did he say?" asked Steffy who was now smiling herself.

"He said everything's good. He & Dayzee are loving Paris right now," said Carter.

However, Steffy noticed something was off about that comment. She had a feeling that mentioning Dayzee had something to do with it.

"Do you like Dayzee?" asked Steffy.

"What do you mean? I mean, she is my brother's wife," said Carter who was wondering where Steffy was going with this.

"I mean, do you like her as a person?" asked Steffy.

"Honestly? Not really. I have always had this feeling that she may not be as crazy about Marcus as he is about her," said Carter sadly.

"How's that?" asked Steffy who was now very curious.

"I think she may be in love with someone else," said Carter. The sad tone in his voice told Steffy that maybe she should change the subject again so she did.

"Are you looking forward to football season coming up?" asked Steffy who was a bit of a football fan herself, frequently cheering for the Los Angeles Rams.

"Am I ever! I can't wait, Steffy," said Carter who grew up loving University of Texas football.

"You think the Longhorns will win the national championship this year?" asked Steffy with a grin.

"Only if the SEC disappears off the face of the Earth," said a laughing Carter.

As the date went on, both Carter & Steffy felt very much at ease with each other & enjoyed each other's company very much.

As they both went back to Forrester Creations, there was only one thing on their minds.

They wanted to be around each other a lot more.