Duncan smiled as Aliyah grabbed onto the dinner and a movie idea.  She wasn’t really the explorer type - which was very much his opposite.  He was pretty sure the real reason she had enjoyed the museum was because she was with him - which didn’t hurt his ego one bit.  But he really wanted to let her see the whole world.  It struck him that seeing it WITH someone was all she needed.  For that matter, it was what HE needed.  Seeing everything alone just felt sterile.

“Well, you get to pick out the movie and if we dine in or out - your place, my place if it is in.  All up to you.  And if you are having trouble deciding … well just remember that there are always other dates.”

It was still pretty early when they got done eating.  They had skipped half the National Atomic Testing museum and eaten the buffet rather than wait on a meal.  Now Duncan was stuck with finishing off the date.  After all, Aliyah had to work tomorrow.  He got the check and paid for the meal - with a modest tip rather than the oversized tip he often made.  He paid cash - from his $500 budget.  He had done the same for the museum tickets.  Now he had to spend the rest.  He gave Gary an address when they got back to the limo.  The man’s eyes widened as he gave Duncan a sharp look of concern.  Duncan just grinned.

Duncan was very calm about everything when they got into the limo.  Gary looked up and looked at him in the rear view mirror.  Duncan laughed again.  “That’s the right address.  321 S Casino Center Blvd #107, Las Vegas, NV 89101.  Not sure exactly where parking is there.  Probably pay to park.  If we have to pay for 2 or 3 spaces, that’s fine.”  Duncan was so amused that he couldn’t help but grin.  Aliyah was about to learn what Duncan looked like when he was planning a joke.”

Gary slowed the limo down as the GPS announced You Have Reached Your Destination.  They were slowing down in front of a wedding chapel.  But there was nowhere to park in front without the limo sticking out in the travel lane.  So Duncan pointed ahead.  “It looked like there was a lot just ahead on the corner.”  And he was right.  Pay to park.  He had been right about that.  

Gary raised an eyebrow, but pulled in to be greeted by an attendant.  Duncan said they wouldn’t be long.  An hour would be enough.  Gary shot Duncan a questioning look.  The younger man just ignored it and started getting out.  Once out he offered a hand to Aliyah.  “Coming?”  His eyes were dancing.  He was far too confident to be serious about this.  Something was definitely up.

When Gary turned and faced the direction of the wedding chapel, Duncan looked at the man and asked, “Where are you going?  Oh … that’s the wrong chapel.  There’s another on the backside.  This town really loves its chapels.”  And Duncan was right.  There was another on the back side facing the main road on that side. But before they got to it there was a small Catholic mission.  Duncan’s suddenly halted in front of it as Gary and Aliyah took an extra step.  He was pointing at the mission.  He was enjoying a good laugh at their expense.  “This seemed like a good place to spend the rest of my budget.”  He looked at the money, then at the wedding chapel, then at Aliyah.  “Unless you can think of a better way?”

Then he became a little more serious.  “Relax.  I plan to take care of taxes and / or have prenuptials done before I ever walk that path.  Not just to protect me, but all the people whose jobs depend on my investments.  And I figure that will be a few more dates down the road.”