Chasing That Desire | Danny Amendola

Chapter 13

"Jesus Christ Danny! First the Bruschetta for the appetizer, and now shrimp, steak, and potatoes for the meal? This is insane," I exclaimed with wide eyes as our plates were placed in front of us.

He chuckled and nodded. "Of course! This is like all of your favorite food in one night," he replied with a smile. "And it's one of the best places to get it in the whole city."

I rolled my eyes. "You've spent too much on me already, Danny. Ugh! How will I pay you back," I asked with wide eyes.

He raised an eyebrow as his smile fell from his face and he began to shake his head. "There is absolutely no need to pay me back, Juliet. Just you being here is enough," he replied, a serious tone in his voice.

I sighed. "No, Danny. There's gotta be something I can do to repay you. I mean you rented out the whole floor," I told him.

He shrugged. "And your point is? Juliet, it's fine it's no big deal," he said. "Now let's eat this amazing food before it gets cold. And make sure you leave some room for dessert."

My eyes went wide. "Dessert? There's more? Jesus Danny."

He only laughed at my remark.

I picked up my knife and cut off a piece of the steak, then popped it in my mouth. It melted in my mouth, my eyes went wide. "Jesus Danny." I moaned as I cut another piece and popped it in my mouth. "This is amazing."

He smiled. "I knew you'd love it! Now try the shrimp," he mumbled as he picked one up and popped it in his mouth, then slowly chewed.

I followed suit. "Danny. I love you so much right now," I told him.

The smile grew on his face as he leaned forward and grabbed his wine glass.

***

"I take it that you liked the chocolate mousse that we had for dessert," Danny asked, a big smile on his face.

I blushed and looked at the empty cup that it was in. "Yeah. I guess you could say it was good." I giggled.

He chuckled as he slid his chair back, pulled out his phone and looked for something. Frank Sinatra began singing "Come Fly with me" as he placed his phone down.

He looked to me with a smile and held his hand out. I looked up at him with a blush as I nodded and took it. Danny helped me up, then pulled me into the middle of the area. He put his hands on my hips as I brought my hands up and wrapped them around his neck.

Our faces were just inches away from each other's. "You're beautiful, Juliet," Danny whispered as his brown eyes met mine.

"And you're quite handsome."

We continued to move to the beat of the music. I don't know when, but during our dance, I placed my head on his shoulder, moving to wherever he directed us.

When the song ended, I pulled my head from his sounder and let out a small yawn. "Thank you, Danny. It's been a while since I had a night like this," I told him. His brown eyes met mine.

His right hand left my waist, and came up to cup my cheek. "I'm glad that I could make this so good for you," he whispered before his lips were placed on mine.

It was a soft, slow kiss, one of the types you only have with certain people. He'd never kissed me like that before, and it sent shocks through my body.

When we pulled apart, he opened his eyes and smiled. "That was amazing," he whispered.

"It was," I mumbled as I moved my arms from around his neck and pulled him in for a hug.

He held me to him and continued to sway back and forth. "Why don't we get out of here and go for a little ride?"

I nodded. "Do you have anywhere in mind," I asked as I pulled away from him and looked out at the city of Boston, and the beautiful sunset.

He shook his head. "No, I just want to get out of the city," he mumbled with a smile.

"Okay, then let's go."

***

"Okay..." Danny laughed as he shifted the car into park. "So we didn't exactly make it out of the city."

I laughed along. "Ya think? Danny! We just ended up at Boston Common! We could've just walked here from your place," I told him as I looked out the window at the park.

He shrugged. "I had all intentions of getting out of the city, okay!?" he said with wide eyes. "I took one wrong turn! And now here we are! Now by time we'd get out of the city, the sun would be gone! So this is our only choice!"

I giggled and nodded. "That's fine Danny. You're the one who wanted to get out of the city," I told him.

He rolled his eyes sarcastically. "Oh, so now it was my idea?" He had a goofy smile on his face.

"It was!" I continued to laugh. "Don't give me that, Danny."

He just looked at me, his smile still on his face, his eyes wrinkling at the edges. "Okay, fine. I'll take the blame this time... Now let's get out there before the sun completely goes away!"

I nodded, I slipped out of the car, saw the spot number, and dashed to the parking meter before he could even think of it. I grabbed my money out of my pocket and slid the money in, then punched the spot number.

"Juliet! What the hell!? I was supposed to pay," he exclaimed as he put his hands on his hips.

I rolled my eyes and moved over to give him the receipt to put on his dashboard. "There ya go, Dola."

He snatched it from my hand and rolled his eyes, then stopped dead in his tracks. "Did you just call me Dola?"

I shrugged. "Yeah! What's the big deal?"

"I like the sound of it." A cheeky made its way back onto his face.

"Now go put that on your dash! The sun's sinking!"

** Lol I'm sorry, I feel like this is a really weak chapter.