She thought about it for three days before she texted him.
Not about whether to go. She had made that decision the evening Dante told her Roman had asked him first. The three days were about there.
The restaurant mattered. She knew this without needing to examine it too closely. Where she chose would say something about what she was bringing on Saturday, and she was specific about what she wanted to say.
She considered and rejected four options.
The first was the place near the Harrington Foundation building where she held working lunches with board members. Good food, reliable service, but too professional. Too associated with the version of herself that wore armor as a daily requirement. She was not bringing the armored version until Saturday.
The second was the Italian restaurant w
