After locating where Anny and Xavier had sat from the women's bathroom door, Stephanie came out and made a big loop around the center fireplace of the dining room before safely landing at her seat in front of her boss.
"Do you want to order some appetizers?" Michael asked after indicating to Stephanie that her drink had arrived and that she should try it because it was really delicious. "Or do you prefer to order the main course right away?"
The truth was that Stephanie was about to faint from hunger, and the new situation she faced in the restaurant had only made her appetite even stronger.
"The appetizers are great, thank you," said Stephanie as she tried to calm the protests of her stomach with the cherry juice, which was indeed very tasty but insufficient to overshadow the emptiness
