“Anything else I can get you?” she asked politely, tugging on her hand to cue him to drop it.
“Other than a date… I’m fine, thank you.”
“Dan, I am genuinely flattered by your continued persistence, and from what I can tell, you’re a great guy, but I’m sorry. It’s not going to happen.”
“Why not? We seem to be quite compatible.”
“At one time not so long ago, I might have agreed with you, but—”
“Hey, Lindsay?” the hostess interrupted. The young woman glanced at Dan and offered a hasty apology. “I need to steal you away for a minute, if I may.”
“Excuse me, Dan. I’ll be back to check on you in a bit.”
Lindsay followed the hostess to the front desk and regarded her with brows lifted and arms folded across her chest. The woman only grinned at her.
“While I am grateful for the excuse to es
