“He lied to me too. He told me he was a lawyer when I met him.”

“He does that. I think they tell them to,” she said in his defense, “but if you’re going to go around getting shot, you might as well tell people the truth, otherwise they’ll either think you’re a cop or a drug dealer.”

They ordered dinner then. Theo said the burgers were pretty decent, and the roast chicken was good, but the pasta wasn’t so great. In the end, Mike had a steak and Fiona, who was a vegetarian, had a veggie plate she liked. They had ice cream sundaes for dessert, and Theo told her about their banana split on their first date.

Fiona stayed until ten o’clock, and Theo noticed that Mike looked tired by then. The two women hugged before Fiona left, and Mike hugged Theo after Fiona was gone.

“You were fantastic. She loved you, and you were so nice to her. I never know what she’s going to do or say.”

“She’s terrific.” Theo smiled at him. “The only thing I want to know is how you could let me sell you that red purse for her. She’ll never wear that in a thousand years. I would wear it, she wouldn’t, not in a million years. Did you give it to her?” Theo asked him, and he looked sheepish.

“No, I didn’t. I was so excited to meet you, I’d have bought anything.”

“It’s a good thing you didn’t buy the red mink jacket, she would have hated that more.”

“It was too expensive.”

“Yes, it was,” Theo agreed. “It’s overpriced.”

“I still have the purse if you want it.”

“Never mind. I know exactly the right one for her. What did you give her instead?”

“Nothing. It wasn’t her birthday.”

“You lied to me about your sister’s birthday? Oh my God, you are a liar. She’s right!” Theo was laughing and he grinned.

“Maybe introducing the two of you was a mistake. I’m starting to think so, if you’re going to gang up on me.” He kissed her then, and was dying to get her into bed in a serious way.

“Remember what the doctor said,” she warned him. “Two more weeks!”

“I hate you,” but the way he kissed her said otherwise. It had been a fun evening for all three of them. Fiona texted him as she rode back to the Village on the subway.

“She’s terrific. Marry her,” was all it said.

Theo sent a quick email to her office before they went to bed. Two days later the package arrived of what she ordered that night after meeting Fiona. It was the Balenciaga City bag with multicolored graffiti all over it, and it was perfect for her. She showed it to Mike and he grinned when he saw it. It looked like it had been made for her or that she’d made it herself. Theo sent it to her address by messenger, with a note hoping to see her soon, and Fiona was bowled over. She sent Mike another text after that. “If you don’t marry her, I will. Best purse I ever had.”