"Wow," I said, cutting him a sideways look as I stepped up beside him. The place was done up, there was a spread like I'd never seen before, and he looked... good.

It was easy to pretend like I was talking about just the food.

I'd put on a shirt with buttons and I was wearing a new pair of jeans, but I hadn't known what to bring, so I brought nothing. It was probably poor etiquette but I didn't think he'd care much.