I gave a courteous grin, but there was a sense of unease. "More than this?" Confused, I asked. His smile widened as he said, "Yeah, perhaps over dinner." I became aware that we were running late, and time seemed to drag on. I gave him my number right away so that James and the driver wouldn't have to wait. The driver drove us home after we left the mall. My friends were already waiting in the driveway as we got there, their eyes wide with shock at the strange car entering the compound. They started questioning me before I could even get out of the car properly. Sandra pointed at one of the bags with wide eyes. This is from P&Q Mall, right? How did you manage to pay for this? "Let's just go inside," suggested Juliet, who was always the sensible one. Later, we will discuss. Thus

