"Are you free tomorrow night?"
"Tell me what you want to do first."
"There's a charity auction tomorrow night," Alvera told him. "I want something there, but as you know, I'm broke now. Can you buy it for me?"
Roland looked at her and frowned, "What tricks are you playing again?"
"If I'm playing tricks, I wouldn't wait for you for two hours here. Of course, if you're convinced that I am, then that's fine too." She put her hands together with a smile. "Please."
...
Roland stood up. "We'll see how tomorrow. I can accompany you if I have the time."
"It's fine if you don't have the time, I can just bid for it. You just have to pay."
He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, ignoring her.
"Right, I'll take that as a yes, then." She clapped her hands. "Waitress, pack this up."
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