"And you got more ingenious with your hiding places too." Julia chuckled, even as she started thinking about the coming holiday. She had already had a few ideas but his mentioning it really started her to thinking about possible gifts.
And then there was the matter of a birthday...... Derek pulled into a parking garage in the theater district and found a spot. "I've gotten much better at it since then," he told her confidently. "I've had Kat to contend with for the last few years." He got out and walked around the car opening the door and helping Julia out. Then, placing her hand in the crook of his arm, he led her out into the evening air and down the street to the home of the San Francisco Ballet. A marquis above the door read Swan Lake.
