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“Most of the day? You didn't need to go through that much trouble.” She was legitimately surprised to hear he would go through such trouble, yet she was also clearly pleased despite her words. Pleased that someone was willing to go through so much effort just to take her out on a simple date. It appeared he had caught her eyeing the piece of machinery between Alex's legs though, for he quickly brought it up, along with a helmet for her to wear. “I'm more worried about getting run off the road or something...” She commented quietly while taking the helmet from him. His sudden kiss, though quick and without his usual tricks, still left her with flushed cheeks and slightly out of breath. Sure it was after hours and the parking lot was empty, but she wasn't used to someone treating such a thing so casually. Still it wasn't unwelcome. “So....uh What are we doing?” She asked while putting the helmet on. Despite her complaints she did get onto bike behind him though, arms wrapped loosely around his waist.

“Get changed?” Ana repeated in surprise, but there was no time for further communication as the bike roared back to life. Soon she was clinging to Alex like her life depended on it, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, while her front was tightly pressed against his back. After a few minutes she did manage to work up the courage to open her eyes. Building, cars and people all went zooming by, though Alex's body shielded her from the wind. She couldn't hear anything over the sound of the engine, yet it didn't hurt her ears like most loud things would. Then they were pulling up to a hotel, but not just any hotel. She was definitely under dressed to be here. In fact she wasn't sure there was anything appropriate in her wardrobe for such a place. She might have asked how she was going to change when he hadn't brought her home, but for the moment she was utterly bewildered, mouth slightly open as she looked at beautiful entrance that just oozed wealth.

Ana looked at the key card Alex had handed her, feeling uncertain about the situation. Though expensive, he had taken her to a hotel and given her a room key, causing her to reach the obvious conclusion of what he was planning to do with their spare time between now and this mysterious other event he had told her about. Still she nodded, curious as to what she’d see upstairs. Alex had let her go easily enough when she had protested the night before, so she was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. “Alright.” She said softly, though there was a bit of a question in the single word. Obediently she headed to the room number on the card Alex had given her, occasionally exchanging glances with him, though whenever he caught her looking at him she would quickly look away. Truth be told she rather enjoyed looking at him, even with that smirk she wasn’t so sure bode well.

As it turned out her fears were unfounded as she was greeted by two women. The dress was unlike anything she has worn before. Certainly, she would never pick such a bright red colour, designed to attract attention of others, on her own. The nakedness of her shoulders was another thing she noticed when she tried it on for the first time. Yet the hem went to the floor and the chest was fully covered. It was just enough to push her outside of her comfort zone without outright rejecting the dress. In fact, by the time the two women were done the shy and modest Ana caught herself admiring her reflection in the mirror.

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Anastasia’s face turned crimson at the compliment and she shyly looked away from him, though not for too long. Silently she slid her arm around the one he offered and followed his lead out of the hotel. There was a momentary fear that he might want her to ride on the back of his motorcycle once more, to their next destination, but Ana pushed that thought aside. So far Alex had seemed to have thought of everything which was proven yet again with the appearance of a limo. She was quiet for the ride, but it wasn’t a bad thing. It was a stunned silence as Ana wasn’t quite sure if she was dreaming or if this was really happening. These were all the sort of grand romantic gestures she had always dreamed about, but never received. When the car stopped in front of the restaurant her jaw actually dropped. Once again she placed her hand in his as he acted the prefect gentlemen in helping her exit the car. “Alex, how did you do all of this?” She asked him once she was standing, her voice full of disbelief as she stared at the restaurant. She imagined a place like this would have a waiting list of a few weeks at least, if not a month, yet Alex had managed to do it in a day, which really had her wondering what he did do for ‘work.’ Then she looked to him, devilishly handsome in his tuxedo. “How did you know?”

Anastasia wasn't sure how to feel about Alex saying he knew some bad people, though she was thankful he stated that these ones were good at least. She wasn't walking into some building owned by crime lords waiting for a police raid or something. Still she couldn't help but question what she was getting herself into. With her arm in Alex's she followed him inside. The place was stunning. Ana let Alex lead her down the stairs while she mutely looked around with the same sort of stunned expression that she seemed to be wearing for most of their date so far. She was certainly grateful for the dress Alex had given her, as well as the woman who had done her hair and make-up. She felt like a modern day princess as she slid herself into the booth facing the stage. What kind of show was? “Alex I love it.” She told him breathlessly when he sat beside her. Then she went to kiss him on the cheek. After all Ana was still Ana and they were sitting in a room surrounded by people.