"Uh … okay. But why are you here? The telephone would have been easier-"

"I wanted to try to talk you out of quitting … and to ask you if you'll have lunch with me." She heard him hesitate. "Or maybe I just wanted an excuse to see you."

Vanessa felt a grin spread across her face. Dino was asking her for a date? Oh my God …

"Well?" He asked.

"No to the first. Maybe to the last."

He chuckled. "Do you think I can come up? I might be able to change your ...