Karen clutched the bouquet of roses as she slid into the passenger seat of Levi's truck.

"Decided what you're in the mood for?" Levi asked as he buckled up and revved the engine alive.

Karen pondered for a moment, "How about a steakhouse?" "Perfect! There's this place on Rising River Avenue; that's all the rage in Eldorria City. The steaks are to die for. I'll take you there," Levi said as he raised his eyebrows playfully; his eyes were sparkling with a boyish charm.

His words and slightly awkward mannerisms had given Karen a hint.

She met his gaze, hesitated, and then ventured, "If you don't mind me asking... have you, um, never been in a relationship before?" Levi seemed caught off guard by the question. He instinctively ran a hand through his hair, "Well, there was this one time in high school, but it ended pretty quick with a call to my parents.” "That's it?" "Yeah. I was always buried in my studies, and once I started working, there was just never enough time to think about dating.” Karen believed him. His bashful expression wasn't something he could fake, but the more innocent he seemed, the guiltier she felt.

He was so pure, and she...

upfront

dome light and parking the truck

been in relationships before.” Levi nodded, "Then?" "I mean I've done some really wild things in the past.” She wanted to be honest, to lay her cards on the table so they both had a chance to choose, rather than having it come out later and deal with

took a moment to grasp her meaning. Under the dome light, Karen could see the

that she broached this

boy. She quickly switched off the dome light to hide her discomfort, "Let's get going. I'm starved.” "Alright!" Levi was genuinely a good guy as she spent more time with him. He was naive and confused, while

the meal, he would wipe their utensils clean, place them before her, and prepare a stack of napkins and a dish for

was inexperienced had initially made Karen consider calling it quits, for she didn’t want to lead on such a decent person. But as the meal progressed, she decided to give

he didn't mind, so any further fuss on

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