Is Eva Mendes Ryan Gosling's Girlfriend Or His Assistant?

On Wednesday night Eva Mendes was snapped leaving the Salvatore Ferragamo store in Beverly Hills with her adorable dog, but who's the red bag for?

The tag reads "For Mr. R.G.," so we have to assume the recipient is her hunky beau, Ryan Gosling. But doesn't he have an assistant to run errands like this? Then again, if we were dating the Drive hottie, we'd probably do his laundry, wash his dishes and then some!

The couple have been together since 2011 after shooting The Place Beyond The Pines, and interestingly enough, it was Ryan who recommended Eva to director Derek Cianfrance. Cianfrance said in a recent interview with Moviefone, "I had asked Ryan about who he thought should be Romina. We thought about it a lot. He had known Eva a little bit. He said, 'You should meet with Eva because she's great, I think she's got a lot to offer that maybe people haven't seen, which would be great.'" Sounds like he had a crush before she even knew what hit her!

Earlier this month, it was announced that Ryan cast her in his directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster, which will begin shooting this May. Lucky, LUCKY girl...