Some of this bears repeating...

"Were her boots OK?"Yeah... I read that as "boobs" at first.

"Catherine giggled...Oh, get a hold of yourself!"I love seeing her go through this. Very good use of showing how she is effected by it rather than telling. And I love her chastising herself. :D

“Yeah, yeah, you are right, you flatterer.” Catherine smiled sheepishly. “Just don’t spend too much on me, okay?”...“Wouldn’t dream of it. Champagne?”Very cute bit there. :gobbles it up: Definitely get the idea of a guy trying to entice and impress a girl he's interested in. Shows he has a sense of humor too. :Winks: And shows why she'd go against the troubling news that Remus had told her about him. Besides the multitude of reasons she has to wanting to combat Remus' advice, that is.

Speaking of advice..."Travis pulled out two wineglasses and filled it almost to the top. They downed it."You took mine on that! :D Feels special. :D

Oh, and I love getting that connection of the earlier seemingly unrelated incident with the couple and the thief and stuff... nice.

Oh, and the stuff with Ian! I am so intrigued. But I don't need to go into that more now. You know how much I want those installments to this story! :D

And I am really intigued about the Bank account stuff and the unfolding correlation between the reality of Travis versus Remus' painting of him. This will be so exciting!

I want to try this food now. Dag nabbit! Cruel! Cruel! I must save this so that one day, when I'm rich and can travel, I can go seek out these dishes and try them....They better be good.lol.

Ian's phone call... HAHAHAHAHHAHA! I love it every time. Can't get enough of it. Will we get to see much direct interaction between mother and son in later installments? Hell, what about Mother, Father, and Son? Hehe. Fun times, I bet. :winks:

"“He did find some dirt on him, but you wouldn’t listen?” he interrupted, his tone growing slightly more weary."Reading this again... I think perhaps that it would be better to have the tag precede the dialogue, that way the reader knows how it will be said before they know the words for it. It's a good effect to make use of at times. I think perhaps it might be useful here. Wish I'd caught it earlier. ~_~o

Hahaha. He has a stress ball with him. Nervous about the date, is he? hehe.

Oh, and I LOVE the comparison of Remus and Travis... their looks, types, lifestyles... etc. It does a lot to reveal traits and personalities and such about all three characters, actually. Nice use of technique there.

"Tomorrow, she will go up to Meridian Tower. She will find out the truth. The whole truth. And this time, she wasn’t going to let him win."I am DYING for that installment!!

Oh, and Ludi did help you! Yay! That's too cool! Congrats on an incredible installment, Strannik.