Chapter Six
On Monday, on his way out of the house, Bill in an offhand manner suggested they meet for lunch, as they had not done during the workweek in quite a long time. He would think of a suitable place, he said oh-so casually, and then he would text her the address. It would be…quite pleasant for a change, he smiled. Before she could begin to decipher the twinkle in his eye, he gave her a quick peck on the lips and slipped away.
Actually, Elizabeth got so busy at work that she soon forgot Bill’s promise of a lunch out. It was a doubly pleasant surprise, therefore, to receive his text around noon, and she smiled as eagerly as a girl, and keyed back that she would be leaving in a few minutes. She wrapped up her current task, made a few notes to herself regarding the next, put an “away
