DREAM DATE

Kassundra prepares for her date with tall dark and handsome Raphaël. Raphaël is a young man she met while treating him for a heart condition. One that actually saved his life.

Kassundra and her two best friends Maria, and Josette are staying in a hotel in London for their fellowship. The first stop on a three-country study for their doctorate. Kassundra says Maria are you really sure about this? What says Kassie. This date with this man you don’t even know him. Sure, I do she says I did surgery on him remember. Oh, yea so now you are a thank you date. Maria stop says Josette let the girl have some fun. You are like a mother hen laughs Josette. I am not I just don’t want to see her get her feelings hurt. Just look at the dress he bought for her to wear. He doesn’t even know you and he’s buying your clothes.

Maria please I get your point ok... I will be fine really. Maria just shakes her head. You look beautiful Kassundra says Josette. The phone rings and it’s a man telling Kassie that her ride was waiting for her downstairs. Tell them I will down in a few minutes replies Kassie. Maria please don’t worry ok? I will be careful, and you can track me for you have my location right.

The three go downstairs to see her off. Well says Josette where is he. At the same time a man comes toward Kassie. Ms. Cunningham? Yes, she says. Please follow me this way, and he escorts her through the door where a limo awaits her. As she enters, she turns to wave at her friends who were looking on intensively.

Kassie asks the driver where they were going but he didn’t respond. He just kept driving. They finally stopped at an airport where she was again escorted inside. She was being taken to an airplane. At this point she was starting to get a little nervous. Wait she stammers. Please Miss just board the plane we are approaching take off time and I have my instructions. Kassie did as she was told and sat down. Fasten your seat belt ma’am we are about to take off.

Not only was she nervous about the destination but she never did like flying. They weren’t in the air long before they landed. Again, there was a limo waiting for her. This time she was driven to the Eiffel tower. For she had been flown to Paris. Once the car stopped the door opened and she was instructed to please wait there. Kassie seemed to be waiting forever and she was getting cold. But in reality, she had only been there a few minutes. Hi, a voice said from behind her are you cold he asked. she jumped. Here put this on. As she turned, she saw her handsome date. Did I frighten you? What is all this she asked. He reached for her hand. May I? He takes her hand as they entered into the elevator, which took them to the top of the Eiffel Tower to a lovely restaurant.

Raphaël had rented the whole restaurant and filled it with her favourite colour roses. Purple and white of course. This is lovely she remarked. Lovely things for a lovely lady. She started to blush. There was a trio of musicians there which provided music while they had dinner.

Good evening sir said Onree’ Matre D. it’s been along time. Yes, it has Onree’. Your usual sir? Merlot? Yes of course. By this time Kassie was thinking how many other women he has brought here since the Matre D knew of him. Can I get you something to start with? I will let the lady decide thank you Onree’.

Kassie is a woman brought up in the streets of Queens New York. She was not as refined as the women he usually dates and felt a little out of place. You order for the both of us please she managed to whisper. As he, ordered for the both of them his French was so perfect, and she hung on his every word even though she didn’t understand a word of it.

So Kassundra, is everything to your liking? Yes, she stammers it’s lovely which is all she could get out of her mouth. And my guards they treated you well? Guards she thought. Yes, but honestly, I was a little frightened no one said anything to me and when I was dropped off here, I thought I was stood up. My dear I would never treat such a beautiful lady such as you like that.

They ate and danced, and then it was time to leave she wondered if she would go back alone but this time, he flew with her. Back at the hotel he escorted through the lobby and up to the elevator where she stopped him. May I see you to your door? No, she tells him this is fine she didn’t want him to know her room number or think she was going to invite him in.

Kassie’s head was spinning she had never had wine before, especially a fine wine like Merlot. She had never really heard of it. Glad she was back in her room. As soon as she opened the door her two roommates were awaiting her. She knew they wanted details of her evening. Well, it’s about time missy Maria says standing in the middle of the room with her arms folded across her chest.