“I’m really not the hopeless romantic type,” she said and laughed at herself. “I’m not interested in someone burning the world down for me. I can light a match all on my own. I don’t need or want grand gestures. Truthfully, I don’t even want date nights in places like this. This place is ridiculous and a waste of money in every way.” “What is it that you do want?” She swallowed hard and finally looked away from that couple behind me to look me dead in the eye. “Security.”

