"I really find this quite amusing to believe." Rood was laughing, his face quite exuberant from all that wine. "That you, a librarian, moonlighting as an escort, an avid fan of my work, is on a professional date with me... I've never had this experience before, from any of the escorts I hired."

"It's rather strange for me too." She laughed along with him, emboldened by the wine. "I would have never dreamt of even meeting you in a book signing convention, let alone being on a date with you... my ...