Chapter 52 Watching a Movie Comes with Responsibility
Maggie didn't give it much thought.
Maggie had been living with Fiorello for a substantial period and in her mind, Fiorello was just an ordinary worker, without even owning a house, and with savings of only about twenty thousand.
She never imagined that her husband was actually the CEO of Visionary Futures Group with a net worth in the billions.
"That so," Maggie said, not probing any further. "Take a look at what you want to order. I've already chosen a couple of dishes."
"Let me see." Fiorello took the menu, added two dishes, and then picked a deluxe dessert. "It's good for girls to have something luxurious for dessert now and then, for their mood. Let's get one."
Maggie had never tried such extravagant fare before.
She wanted to say it wasn't necessary, but worried about spoiling Fiorello's mood, she held back her protest.
Fiorello told the waiter, "That will be all, thank you. You can bring the dishes now."
"Sure thing, please wait a moment," the waiter replied as he left them to prepare their order.
Fiorello poured Maggie a cup of tea and said, "I bought us a couple of movie tickets. We'll go see a film after dinner."
"Uh? Sure," Maggie replied, a bit out of her element with Fiorello's sudden kindness.
Dinner and a movie, those steps seemed awfully like a dating routine.
Was Fiorello asking her out on a date?
"Listen, Maggie," Fiorello spoke calmly, "this is my first marriage, my first time falling in love. If I'm doing something wrong, or if something doesn’t sit right with you, just let me know. We can talk about it."
Maggie smiled. "Discussing love as if it's coding or programming, that's new."
She found Fiorello's somewhat geeky approach quite amusing.
Fiorello watched her with a leisurely gaze. Maggie's laughter was beautiful, like the warm, comforting sunlight of March.
Caught in his stare, Maggie averted her eyes shyly and asked, "You're doing fine. So what movie did we get tickets for?"
"'First Love', I think it's a romance film." He wasn't much into movies. The tickets were actually bought by his brother, Holden.
It was also Holden who had schooled him on the whole dating process.
Holden had offered a bunch of clichéd advice like giving flowers, watching movies, planning candlelit dinners, buying gifts, and whispering sweet nothings.
Such tactics were supposed to be foolproof for winning someone over.
No girl could resist a good dose of romance, and those three words, "I love you," were the ultimate move. Any girl who heard them was irresistibly charmed.
Holding her teacup, Maggie took a sip and mentioned, "It's been years since I last watched a movie."
The last time was years ago when Dulcinea had dragged her to one.
Fiorello admitted earnestly, “I haven't seen one either."
Maggie chuckled, "Well, if you said you had, that would be shocking."
For someone who didn't even have an ex-girlfriend, claiming to have watched a movie would indeed be a thriller.
Not having an ex-girlfriend wasn't scary. The real fear was if there might've been an ex-boyfriend. What if Fiorello had gone to the movies with a man!
Fiorello gazed at her with a deep, solemn voice and said, "Maggie, this is the first time I've watched a movie, and the first person to watch a movie with me will be responsible for me, so think carefully."
Maggie couldn't help it, and she burst out laughing, spraying her drink everywhere.
Such cheesy lines coming from Fiorello took Maggie by surprise.
'Moreover... being responsible just for watching a movie?'
"Sorry, I couldn't hold it in." Maggie laughed and asked, "So, if someone took your so-called 'first-time' you'd stick to them for lifetimes, huh?"
Fiorello spoke seriously: "Yeah, sticking to them for lifetimes."
That was some smooth talk.
Maggie considered that Fiorello, never having had a girlfriend even at thirty, might have different standards. To Fiorello, watching a movie was an activity reserved for someone he would spend his life with.
Maggie suddenly felt like she had struck gold, finding a guy so pure of heart was difficult these days.
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