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Lars nodded his head at her. “There is far much to do for just one person. If I want to do anything other than work from the time I wake up until the time I go to bed that is.” He added as even with help Lars happened to be pretty busy. His job wasn’t one that followed the typical 9 to 5 schedule. Lars stood up from his seat and gestured for her to follow him, since the bill was already taken care of. “Lets get going then.”

“i can only imagine how busy it keeps you.” and still, she was glad he managed to take some sort of time to spend time with her. amanda got up from her seat as he spoke and gave him a nod, obviously thrilled that the night wasn’t over yet. she wanted nothing more than to spend all of her free time with him but the last thing she wanted was to come off clingy when things were just starting out. once they exited the restaurant, her hand found his in a shy manner and smiled up at him. “this is nice, right?” 

the flirting did make the woman feel better about what happened and she knew she needed some sort of distraction. after all, she deserved to have some fun, right? the woman cocked an eyebrow and bit down on her bottom lip, "is that so? do you normally offer to pleasure strangers or am i just lucky?"

He definitely wasn’t the only one feeling something. Felicity found it hard to move her eyes away from him as he spoke, his voice and slow movements mesmerising her. “I’d love to read your poetry, and your book sometime…if you’d let me, I’m sure it’s very good” she smiled, her voice a bit lower now than before. “I paint…a lot actually, I’m working on doing it full time act” she said, and it was true. She was almost finished with her masters and as a part of it she’d be taking a creative writing class that was going to start tomorrow. She needed to take the class to get her illustration qualification to allow her to work on story books and book covers themselves.

arthur smiled, "Really? i'd love to see some of your work some time." he knew that some people could be shy when it came to their work but he assumed that if she was working on turning it into her full time job, that she would be up for sharing it with him. "sure," he nodded his head, "you can come over whenever and read it for me. it might be nice to have a second opinion on things." of course, writing was a big part of his life but that didn't mean he didn't want a second opinion.

anya had never met anyone that loved her the way that he did and she assumed that someone as young as nate wouldn't know how to give her the love she so desperately craved but she was wrong. he loved her with his whole heart and she loved him just as much. she leaned toward him and connected their lips in a soft kiss, her hand cupping his cheek and her head nodding. "i love you too. i love you more than anything. i'm sorry i tried to push you away. will you forgive me?"

of course dino knew that he messed up but it meant a lot to him that the other was willing to forgive him and to move on from all of this. "i love you too." he admitted and he watched as the other moved closer to him. he couldn't stop himself from leaning forward and connecting their lips. he wanted to show nate how he felt and he'd always been better at expressing himself physically rather than emotionally. his hand came up to tangle in the other's hair, pouring all of the love he felt for him into this single kiss.

“absolutely. clearly these aren’t people that were looking for real relationships. communication is one of the building blocks of something good and long lasting.” maybe the universe had other plans for them. already her interest was piqued by this kind stranger. “oh yeah, that sounds great to me. there’s nothing wrong with a classic, reliable drink. thank you again.” she smiled as she held her hand out to him. “it’s xiomara, by the way, but everyone calls me xo.”

stephen nodded his head, "i guess not. i think it's weird, especially at my age, that people still find it hard to communicate and can't express that they're no long up for whatever date i invited them out for. communication is key after all, right?" he held his hand out for her to shake after she introduced herself and offered her a smile, "it's nice to meet you, xo. i'm stephen."

"and i love you too, candice. even if you did what you did, i just know it in my heart that i will always love you. you have my heart and soul." elijah admitted with a soft smile on his face, grabbing the necklace from her gently as he began to put it around her neck. most people would want a divorce immediately when finding out their spouse cheated on them. but not him, though. the male always believed in second chances. plus, his wife had done it only one time. elijah understood why she'd apologize to him but he wasn't upset at all. "hey, don't worry. it's okay, the past is in the past. don't beat yourself up." assuring his wife as he clipped the necklace on and fixed her hair neatly. a soft smile formed on the corner of his lips. "perfect, just like you."

he was entirely too good for her but she wasn't going to argue if he were genuinely serious about giving her a second chance. it's what she needed. candice realized now more than ever than he was the one for her and while she'd been the one to hurt him, she knew that she would be completely crushed if she lost the man. her fingers came down to the necklace once it was locked around her neck and smile, "thank you." she breathed out and leaned forward to lay a sweet kiss against his lips.

aleyna slept peacefully that night while she cuddled up to roman, wanting to feel him in every way possible. she never expected to become a mother. had always dreamed of having her own family. especially with roman who she had fallen for years ago. now both of them have been married for about four years. it was strange how this happened given the fact that they never spent time with one another since roman was always working. but that was going to change. both of them are going to be parents. aleyna woke up when hearing his voice, stirring around a bit before sitting up on her elbows. "i'm definitely going to join this morning. yes, i would love breakfast. though i'm craving a lot of food at the moment. so, maybe give me a surprise? you can pick whatever you want to cook."

roman wanted nothing more than to further work on his marriage. he knew he hadn't been the best husband around and well, aleyna deserved more than that. this was going to help him step up and be there for him the way she deserved. he smiled as she sat up, noting how adorable she was with her bed head and nodding at what she said next. "if i don't see you downstairs in ten minutes, i'm coming back up to get you." he warned playfully and shifted to peck her lips. "i'll make you something good though. i can't wait to hear our baby's heartbeat."

“Good, I am happy to hear that.” Lars said as it was good to know. If they were going to have any real future, that sort of thing was pretty important to him. The ranch was his livelihood, he wanted to be able to share it with his partner. “I have a few employees, but they aren’t in every day.”

amanda didn’t know what their future together looked like but she was certainly interested to find out, especially when they got along as well as they did. “well, i’m glad you have some help. i know that taking care of that ranch all on your own wouldn’t be easy.” she sat back in her seat, “so, should we get out of here soon? we could take that walk i mentioned...?”

Felicity tilted her head to the side, feigning amusement at his dancing proposal, but the truth is it made her heart skip a little. Over the course of the evening Felicity couldn’t help but enjoy Arthur’s company, perhaps even a little too much. There was something charming, and easy going, and fun about the man, while also having such a calming presence.

arthur felt something in this moment and wondered if he were the only one. the last thing that he wanted was to jump to conclusions, especially since the other seemed entirely too young for him. he allowed her to bring the two of them into the living room and continued to hold her close to him as they moved along to the music.

anya shook her head at the man next to her, “you know it’s not that. i do want you. you’re all i want but i also want you to be completely certain that you’re not going to end up regretting this relationship one day because children isn’t something that i’m going to be able to give you...at least, i don’t think i can.” but he didn’t seem to care about any of that and instead, just wanted her in his life. her hand reached for his, “if you really want this, me, then we can...forget all about this conversation and move on.”

dino shouldn't have ever gotten more involved. he should have moved on instead of doing what he could to hurt the other man but then again, he did manage to fall in love with nate and had he stayed away, he wouldn't have ever had the opportunity to get to know the younger man and pursue this relationship.