Chapter 354 - Romantic Night (2)

26 April, LY Studio, City K

Matthew noticed the moment that the memories of that day hit Lexi. It has taken a lot of work to convince everyone that day to visit the amus.e.m.e.nt park, but the opportunity to ride the Ferris Wheel with Lexi and kiss her at the top was something he did not want to pass up. No one knew at the time what had happened, but those few minutes in public with Lexi had enabled him the strength to make his decisions.

It had not dawned on Lexi, but today was the anniversary of that day and he wanted to celebrate it. Yes, there had been heartbreak for them both, but it marked the journey to the point that they had reached. If things had gone the way he desired that day, Lexi would not have her career and his career path would have been dramatically different. But the past was something that could not be changed, and the future would be what they made of it.

"Was that really a first date when all our friends where there?"

"You had told me you wanted to go to the amus.e.m.e.nt part, ride the Ferris Wheel with me and we kiss at the top, so I worked to make it happen without anyone realising…"

Lexi blushed slightly dropping her head before saying "You, you…"

"Romantic? Lexi, you have no idea what I have planned for tonight given we are child free…"

Moving closer Lexi gently slapped his hand saying "You have a mind that is stuck in the gutter…"

"Gutter, sweetheart," with that Matthew leaned over and gave her a gentle kiss, before saying "that is you. I wanted to do something romantic, and where does that say it is only about one thing…"

"Matthew!" came a somewhat startled response from Lexi given that Matthew had gently pinched her.

"Lexi!" laughed Matthew. How fun this was to tease her. "You need to get your mind out of the gutter. I simply want to take you out for a meal, without having to worry about Dominic."

Hearing that Lexi could not look at Matthew in the eye. How he wanted to create the wrong impression, so she fell straight into his trap before making her feel like she was an idiot. "You meanie. How dare you let me take that tract…"

Matthew seeing the look on Lexi's face started to laugh, which in turn caused her to laugh. Leaning over, without a care that Lexi's staff were still watching them he gave her a short kiss on the lips before saying "Have you got something to change into?"

"Matthew I am a designed and we are in my studio. Do you think there is not a change of clothes for me. Casual or how more formal?"

"A romantic dinner Lexi, so appropriate for that but also to be outside and have a little fun. And before you ask, I have a change of clothes before we go out."

Lexi turned and noticed that the staff had been carefully watching the two of them. Lexi tried to look at them sternly drawing a few laughs from the staff who were struggling to take her seriously at that moment in time.

As Matthew exited the room, two staff members moved towards the back of the room and started rifling through the hanging ready-to-wear collection for a somewhat formal dress for her wear tonight having heard what Matthew had said. Within a couple of minutes, they had located four options and pulled them out for Lexi saying "Boss, here are some options for you."

"You want me to wear something not yet released…"

"That is the benefit of being the owner boss."

Lexi shook her head. While she was tempted to wear one of them, the release of the new ready-to-wear collection was only two weeks away and she did not want to spoil that release as the dresses selected were the key pieces.

Shaking her head, Lexi said, "No. I do not want to tip off people about the new collection." Pausing looked around and said, "We still have prototypes from the formal ready-to-wear collection from two years ago?"

"We do. What are you thinking?"

"The scarlet with the black piping. Was not something out test group liked, but it has the right mix of formality and ease of movement I think my husband was hinting at. More importantly it is warm, and I can team it with the black flat shoes in my office and a pashmina from the speciality designed and manufactured collection. That gives me extra warmth if we end up somewhere cold, and before you say anything I know they are not being released until the same time as the new ready-to-wear collection but I am less concerned about them."

"Because of the fake incident with Madam Mo."

"Yes. I had been back here less than twelve months and yet someone wants to try and rip of not only my hard work but the hard work of everyone here. While the pashmina's we will stock will be expensive we have the relevant material to prove that they are true pashmina's but there are so many fakes out there in so many different designs no one would worry about copying it."

As she finished talking someone located the dress she was considering, and three pashmina's were pulled from the supply next to the ready to wear collection. As Lexi was considering the pashmina's someone dragged her emergency bag from her office into the room. It had the shoes that she wanted, a change of underwear, stockings to wear and a small make up kit. Lexi quickly changed into the dress and moved to a mirror to touch up her make-up. As someone grabbed her clothes and reassured her that they would be cleaned and placed in the emergency bag Lexi looked up and Matthew walked in having changed into a dark suit.

He held out his hand and said "Madam Rong, shall we go."

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