We left the car on the roadside and took a small path that lead into the forest. Everything was calm, all you could hear was the birds singing and the sound of the wind gently blowing through the trees. Austin took my hand in his and we walked in silence. “When it comes down to it, you’re a man of simple tastes. The beach, the woods…” I remarked.
“When it comes down to it? What other clichés do you have in mind about me?”
“I don’t know… more business activities… well, like golf…”
“I have played golf to sign big deals.” He said and I stared at him with my mouth open as if I didn’t believe it, which I didn’t of course. He looked at me kindly, as if he had standing in front of him a little girl discovering the world. “You have no idea how many deals I’ve made outside the professio
