Alex looked to Anthony, trying to decide if the man was just teasing him or was serious about dating him tonight.  He pushed it off into teasing in his mind.  Unfortunately, the thoughts would not be so easily dismissed.  They lingered and teased around around the edges of his mind.  They played in and out of that hidden space he had yet to discover.  That hidden space where he wanted Anthony.<br/><br/>He saw the challenging smirk with the simple band.  He put the band on, deciding to tease Anthony in return.  He put it on his left ring finger.  “Hmmm.  Could look worse,” he said in a casual way, playing down the game.  He looked into the box and pondered returning a similiar favor.  He thought of the engagement ring in his other coat pocket and a wicked little grin creased his lips.  He chuckled slightly, but decided that was one game he wasn't willing to explain to his clients in the next few days.  Instead, he chose a simple, white gold band with a strip of onyx across the top.  It wasn't very wide to be garish or anything.  It could compliment a wedding band nicely or stand as a single man's ring.  He handed it to Anthony and winks softly, just to show he caught the game and was amused.<br/><br/>“I will call a taxi, it doesn't seem far from here if you were to look on a map or time how far we drive, but with this city, not far takes forever to walk.”  His voice was casual as he took his leave of the bedroom and walked to the living room.  He picked up the phone and orders the car.  He then realized he has nothing in his pockets.  “Hmm.  I'm going to need keys and money..... and a card or two.”  He went back to the bedroom to gather his intimate details.  “The night will not be a small change affair.”  He explained as he gathered a couple of credit cards and some loose funds for fare or drinks or afterwards.  He seemed to have misplaced his keys.  Alex looked up to see where Anthony was and to ask if he saw where Alex had left his keys.<br/>