After she said, "See you at 5!" she hung up. He did as well. He sighed, happily.

"Well done, mate... you may have found the companion you've wanted."

He couldn't not think of anything else than her.

Sapphire... such a nice name.

He could only see her face when he closed his eyes and he could hear here voice often.

You only met her yesterday...

But he really did like her a lot. Although the same number of customers came in as usual, he earned more than he did. A good deal more. And he smiled to himself because he knew this could only mean he could spend more time with Sapphire and maybe even treat a bit more. He was happy. He hadn't always been happy. Finally, at 4:50, he closed shop and checked his earnings. He smiled, grabbing more bits and putting them in his small bag. He exited the shop and walked towards the restaurant. He didn't see her, but it was only 4:56. He ordered a table for two and was seated. And almost exactly at 5, he saw her and his heart jumped. He had to control himself from looking too excited to see her. He stood up and seated her when she walked over to their table.

~

She primped and preened until she looked..Marvelous!

"I hope he thinks I look good."

She really hoped so.

She thought about him all day while unpacking and tried to get through the majority of it so that they would only need to do some work and then hopefully hangout.

On her couch...and watch tv.

The thought made her smile.

One last check in the mirror...aanndd.. "Perfect!"

It was 4:50 as she left the house and made her way to the lobby.

As she approached the restaurant she could see him.

Was he looking for her? He looked like he was...

And then it happened, their eyes met.

Bliss.

She slowly blinked while she looked at him and flirtatiously smiled.

She walked into the restaurant and over to the table.

"Good evening Nightfall Starline. I trust you're doing well this evening, you look well."

As he magically pulled her chair out and she elegantly sat.

"Thank you sir."

This evening was starting out perfectly.

~

"Thank you. You're welcome."

She looked beautiful, stunning, no... gorgeous. She had thought about this time together.

"I am doing quite well tonight. And you, Sapphire?"

How did fate match him with such a pretty, elegant mare? He didn't complain, but he couldn't believe his luck.

~

"Not quite. I wanted you to be here so I didn't get order something you don't like."

The way she looked in her dress- Nightfall couldn't believe it. She was so pretty.

~

He looked handsome as ever, and such a gentlestallion.

"I'm much better now that I'm here with you."

She decided to be a little flirty this evening, what harm could it do?

"Have you ordered appetizers yet?"

She smoothed her dress out and placed her napkin in her lap.

"Oh thank you Nightfall. Garcon?"

She called the waiter over to order an appetizer, and then she was to ask about his day.

The waiter arrived.

"We'll take some gnocchi and I'll have white grape juice to drink, if you have it."

She turned to allow Nightfall order his drink and explained what gnocchi was.

"It's a potato based morsel with cheese and other various ingredients. It's delightful I assure you."

~

"I'll also go with the grape juice."

Sapphire explained what gnocchi was and had him held on her every word.

"It does sound very good."

He smiled at her, blushing a little bit.

~

"So, how was your day Nightfall? Did you get much business?"

~

"I got the same amount of business, in a bit less time, if that makes sense. The plus side is that a few of the jobs, I got really big tips, so it was almost like getting paid for three and a half days of work."

He beamed.

"And yours?"

~

"That's terrific! Congratulations dear. I did get a lot done today. I unpacked and put a lot away.But don't fret, there's plenty of work left over for you."

She giggled not only at that joke but the fact that it wasn't necessarily true. She had left a good amount of boxes they could unpack together but not enough to unpack all day.

~

He jokingly moaned, and then laughed.

"To be honest, I don't mind. Work is work to me."

He smiled at her and gave her a small wink.

"Will she notice..?