"Then we do it right in a week.  I think we can, especially if we intend for a small ceremony.  I can figure out a dress this week, and we can use my little apartment until we find a better place."  It was small, a loft in the city where they would not have much privacy, but they could find somewhere else pretty quickly, given the sway of their families and the considerable wealth they had access too.  Maybe it would be good to be confined closely together for the first bit of this thing.  They'd have ample time to get to know each other.<br/><br/>She was nearly finished with her meal as well, so she nodded.  The waitress seemed to gather the cue as well, because she came over and helped them settle the check.  Eve stood and pulled her jacket back over her shoulders before she took the wine bottle into one hand and reached for his with the other, just as he had mentioned.<br/><br/>This was all so much easier than she had expected, so much so that she almost didn't notice the wide eyes on them as they left the restaurant together.  Up to this point, people would have been able to assume they were simply meeting as friends or political opponents, but Eve made it a point to snuggle herself a bit closer to him, so there would be no doubt left.<br/><br/>As they neared the exit, her grip tightened around his hand.  "Once we're out there, we can't really go back."  Eve was not sure why she was giving him one last chance to back out before this went public.  If this night alone was any indication of how their relationship going forward might be, they would make a very good team.  Perhaps more than just a team.