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Aliyah smiled and she shrugged. "I figured dinner in at my place would be a good plan. Dress casual, it's just us." She said. "We will probably order in." She told him. "Just a quiet night in if that works for you." She said.

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Aliyah hurried home after work. She showered again and dressed in another pair of leggings and over sized t-shirt. She packed up her laundry and headed to the laundry area in the apartment complex. Sure she could have had an apartment with a stackable washer and dryer, but it was cheaper not to. She tossed her clothes in several washers and headed back to her apartment. She called the cable company and upgraded her internet package to make streaming easier. Strangely enough it was actually cheaper this way. She logged onto to Amazon and used PRIME NOW, which promised delivery in two hours. Thanks to Duncans very generous tipping in the past she bought a low end TV and streaming device.

She usually just downloaded and watched movies on her tablet, but having company would probably make that harder. Having some time before she had to switch the laundry she started cleaning like a mad woman. Everything got a good scrub down, not that her place needed it, but it made her feel better.

She dashed down to the laundry room and tossed her stuff into the dryers and headed back to her apartment. She glanced down at her watch and realized she still had time. She should probably start packing and tossing. She sighed and started at her book shelf. She had taken the time to grab a few extra boxes from work. She had gotten one box packed, and had started a list of books to repurchase in ebook form, then ran down to get her laundry.

She had just finished folding and putting laundry away when she heard him knock on the door. She made a face, she had lost track of time and not changed. She hopped over a partially packed box, as a matter of fact, the reused box from the new TV and dashed toward the door. She opened the door and gave him a grin. "Come in!" She said brightly moving aside so he could enter. She closed the door and gave him a soft kiss. Excuse the mess. I WAS sorting and packing but completely lost track of time." She told him.

She moved away and over to the boxes and quickly scribbled "DONATE" on the outside and stacked them against the wall. "Did you have a good day?" She asked as she gestured for him to take a seat.

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Aliyah grinned and raised en eyebrow at his order this morning. She bit her lip and listened to Gary's order as well. She turned back to Duncan and smiled. "Good to see someone is perkier this morning than you were yesterday. I would hate to think that I failed to perform better than the hot tub and massage chair in helping you get good sleep." She teased before heading back to put in their order.

Aliyah went back to work still chuckling to herself over the change in Duncan this morning. It seemed last night had been good for both of them. She stacked their plates down her arms and carried them carefully back to their table. She set them down and glanced over the table to make sure they had everything they needed. She started to walk away, but stopped and turned a little to look at Duncan. "Dinner tonight?" She asked.

Her tone was casual, not like formally asking for a date, but more like the relaxed tone of someone asking a friend or long term partner. It was a tone that said they were pretty sure it was ok, but I am running it by you to make sure you didn't make other plans while we were apart for a few hours.

She had a few things she HAD to do today. She needed to do some laundry, and run to the grocery store, she was at the 'What can I make with green beens and cake mix' stage of needing groceries. Not that she cooked a lot, but sometimes it was nice to not have to think too hard when making something to eat.

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LOL Oh they will, but with their dirty minds not until morning. They wouldn't want to risk interrupting anything important after all if she was home before morning she obviously has something pressing to take care of LOL

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While Serge went to work on replacing the lock, she dashed off to her room to change. She ended up in a pair of capri length leggings and a thin strapped camisole tank top. She chose one with a built in bra since she had company. She shoved her sore feet in a pair of bright purple fuzzy socks. She heard the door close firmly and headed out of her room to see Serge headed to the kitchen. She let him go as she opened the bathroom door to grab a couple of makeup remover wipes starting the process of taking off the layers of makeup.

She raised an eyebrow as he told her the guys from upstairs had dropped off another bag of food. "Ok, remind me not to have Jesus the professional chef grocery shop anymore. I have a house full of ingredients, and nothing resembling food." She teased.

As he settled in on the couch with his laptop she scooped up the pile of fresh towels laughing at his comment. "Well ya know, I don't have a problem with it, but I am thinking the proud new Papa might." She told him over her shoulder as she headed to the bathroom to put the towels away. She left one hanging on a hook on the back of the door for him.

She reached over to the side of the couch grabbing one of her project bags and sighed. "Tea sounds wonderful actually." She said as she curled up on the edge of the couch tucking her legs underneath her while riffling through the bag to find a bobbin with black thread. She measured it out using her arm to judge length. She trimmed the thread and deftly threaded a needle before pulling out some blank fabric already in a hoop. She had been itching to start a new project, but had lacked inspiration. Serge had provided that.

She opened her phone and flipped through some files before settling on what she was going to do. She glanced over at Serge as she started working tiny hatch marks across the fabric, her fingers moving deftly. If he were to look right now it would look strange, It was nothing more than a line of //////// marks, but all were tiny and even.

"So as much as I am supposed to do tomorrow I am seriously considering a mental health day. I am mentally exhausted." She finally admitted. That was hard for her. She prided herself on being able to handle just about anything that came her way. Today however had thrown her for quite a loop. "I mean laundry obviously needs to be done, and I should probably dust something before the rabid dust bunnies under the couch attack while our backs are turned, but aside from that, I don't plan on much."

She reached the end of her row and turned back working her way to the left leaving behind tiny perfect X's in her wake. She would ocasionally slow to watch Serge out of the corner of her eye. She knew he was still observing everything, but he appeared so absorbed in writing his report.

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@SinfulSkills Thanks! Luckily I am mostly back to two hands now. Just gotta watch the pain levels, and stop when it hurts.

LOL Serge causing gossip in the apartment complex. Well it is a fairly reasonable explanation for his presence.

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Aliyah was glad to see Duncan arrive at the diner. She grabbed coffee for him and Gary heading over to the table. She set the coffee down in front of them and gave Duncan a quick light kiss on the cheek. "Morning!" She said cheerfully. Behind her she heard the cook yell "Order Up." She rolled her eyes and looked at them both. "I'll be right back, but that one is mine." She told them before heading back into the kitchen.

"Not Part of the Plan"

She laughed as he joked about feeling like being teenagers. It was exactly what she felt like. She was feeling giddy with excitement as he kissed her again. He invited her back to his hotel. She wanted to tell him no, she wanted to call it a night, but she stepped forward into his arms, and once again kissed his lips.

"yes." She breathed. It was all she could say as he pulled her into his arms, the two of them making their way back down the boardwalk. They walked in silence back to his hotel, but words were unnecessary now. They both knew where they were going, and how this was going to play out.

The elevator trip to his room seemed to take forever. He waved her into the room and she walked to the window wrapping her arms around her stomach as she looked out at the view. She felt him come up behind her and she leaned back into his exhaling slowly.

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SHe laughed again as he lifted her up, her arms wrapping around his neck as her legs wrapped lightly around his waist. "mmm Oh I am certain I can do better than an oversized tub and shaky chair." She told him.

She smiled into the kiss as his lips met hers again. His inexperience wasn't immediately obvious, he did a great job reading the signals she was giving off. She lightly trailed her fingers across his jaw line as he pulled back.

He kissed her forehead and she sighed softly before leaning her head forward to rest her forehead lightly against his. She drew a deep shaky breath before whispering. "Morning is a long time from now."

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Aliyah loved listening to him talk. It was like there was no off switch for his brain if it was a thought that occurred to him, he vocalized it. She waited until he was finished and smiled. "Breathe... To answer your question both asked and implied. A rosary is a very long redunant prayer. It is counted out on what looks like a beaded necklace with a crucafix. You start with the Apostles Creed, the Glory Be and the Our Father, then it is a repetition of ten Hail Marys followed by an Our Father. There are mysteries or miracles that we focus on during the prayer. Each set of ten is called a decade, and there are five decades. A full Rosary is saying all the mysteries, which is 15 decades. I usually only say 5. As for confession, there are a lot of things Catholics are told we should confess. I would have to confess that I havent attended mass regularly, I am supposed to go every Sunday and every holy day of obligation. I would also have to confess times I lost my temper, or acted in a way that was not Christ like."

Aliyah laughed as he explained to the Sister that the money that was being donated was the remainder of his date budget. She was very proud of him. He had managed quite well, and until the church quiet under budget. She walked out to the limo her arm wrapped around Duncan. She slid into the limo as he offered to make sure she could get to mass. Her eyes went wide as a thought occurred to her. "Really? " She asked. "Maybe we could make it to Mass in Rome." She said wide eyed. It had never really been something she thought about before, it wasn't like she was a devout Catholic, but that was an experience she would probably really enjoy.

She kept her arm around his hips as they walked through the lobby of the casino to the private elevator. She was quite relaxed, and her body language showed it. They got back to his Villa and he mentioned needing to use the whirlpool for his hip. She nodded in sympathy. She was used to the walking these days, as she spent most of her life on her feet.

He mentioned needing only the spa and the massage chair to help him sleep like a baby. She turned to him and took a few steps, closing the distance between them. "Really?" She said quietly. "and here I was hoping that maybe I had given you enough to think about to keep you up at night." She said as she pulled him down toward her to kiss his lips softly. "Maybe I should try harder." She teased in a whisper pulling her lips away from his only enough to speak.