"Strade, I honestly don't think this is a good idea. The neighbors already think that we are in some kind of strange relationship..." Ami looks at the necklace.
Strade cuts through the tension with a hardy laugh. " Oh Schmetterling, you mean romantic?" He asks with a flirty inflection. " So what? I don't think that would be the end of the world..hmm? In any case, I actually have been meaning to ask you out. On a date."
Ami stares at him with a bit of concen as a blush spreads over her face. She quickly looks away prompting another chuckle from her neighbor.
" You're blushing, Liebling~ What's wrong? I'm going to guess there hasn't been anyone adventurous enough to ask a stunning creature such as yourself on a date?"
Ami huffs and rolls her eyes. " Fine...I'll go, but you're not taking me bar hopping."
Strade flashes a grin. Pleased with himself as if he had won something. He reaches out and pulls Ami closer making her body tense and her heart flutter. " You're right. One bar, Friday night. I'll collect you a 6." With that, he headed back to his house.