I wondered for a minute where he got the doctor bit and then realized Blair must have told him. “Hey, Adam, it’s just Doug, okay? And this is Mr. Mason, our new city manager.”
Adam twinkled at Stan and said he was glad to meet him. Stan twinkled back and agreed. “But call me Stan, please.”
Then Adam gave me an exaggerated wink Stan couldn’t see and sashayed back to the kitchen.
It hit me suddenly Adam knew I was gay and was approving of my “date.” Wow. His gaydar certainly worked! I wondered if I could get him to give me a reading on Stan.
At that point, I noticed Stan was looking at me and grinning.
“What?” I asked.
“I think Adam is a fan of yours.”
“Well, if you are a reasonably generous tipper, waitstaff almost anywhere will be attentive.”
“Oh, no. That’s not it, and I think you
