The team"s mood was jovial. They were happy with their progress, and the bottle of Cava split between Sally and Tom raised their spirits even further. After his conversation with Anne, Tom had suffered a bout of melancholy, but his mood had improved. Being in Sally"s company was enough to jolly him along and the celebratory atmosphere was an added lift.
“We"ll need to get going,” Ahmed announced. “They might not hold the table if we"re late.”
“Okay, where are we going?” Sally asked.
“A new restaurant I"ve not been to before, but it"s popular and the reviews were good. I looked on "5pm", but as I was booking so late there wasn"t an awful lot to choose from. It"s a five-minute walk from here, near George Square.”
They arrived at the restaurant and cast their eyes over the palatial settin
