As soon as we walked through the door, it was clear that a lot had gone into the renovations. I looked over to Sawyer and said, “Have you been here since they’ve changed everything?”

“A couple of times. Kevin likes to come look at the fish.”

“This is amazing.”

“I was hoping you might like it.”

We spent an hour or so just walking around looking at things and then he asked, “You ready to go up?”

“Sure.” He led me over to the elevator that took us up to the lookout deck. Once we made it up to the top, he reached for my hand and I followed him outside. We stepped out onto the deck, and the view was absolutely incredible. You could see the Mississippi River and all of downtown. “It’s beautiful. I can’t believe I’ve never done this before.”

He slipped his arm around my waist and said, “Not nearly as beautiful as you.”

I rolled my eyes as I said playfully, “Really? I didn’t think a stud like you would need to use a cheesy line like that.” 

“I take offense to that.” He chuckled. “I wasn’t using some cheesy line. I was simply giving a compliment to a beautiful lady.”

“Um-hmm. If you say so.” I giggled. 

He poked me in the side. “So, you think I’m a stud, huh?”

“You picked up on that one, did ya?”

“You’re the one who said it.” Just then, a surprisingly playful expression crossed his handsome face. “So, you think I’m a stud. I like that. My beauty thinks I’m a stud.”

Shaking my head, I started walking towards the door. “Okay, that’s enough of that.”

“Hey! Where ya going?”

“I’m hungry.” Hoping to distract him from the stud comment, I asked, “How about some lunch?”

“Yeah.” He smiled and patted his stomach. “This stud could go for something to eat.”

Trying to bite back a huge grin, I sighed and said, “Move it stud. This beauty is withering away. I must eat before I starve.