I DIDN’T KEEP COUNT of the number of times I hopped off my barstool to peer through the restaurant doors and check on Kyle, but it bordered on ten too many. With her back to me, his companion remained oblivious. The tiny flicker of Kyle’s eyes at each of my visits, on the other hand, told me he was plenty aware of my over-cautious behaviour.
By seven, I’d worked myself into a deep enough hunger that I’d have considered changing in a nearby bush just to hunt something down if I had to wait much longer to eat.
I nodded to the barman, as he placed another water in front of me. “You do food in here?”
He reached a hand beneath the bar and handed me a card menu. “Knock yourself out.”
“Thanks.” I browsed the stated meals, landing on their biggest steak. “I’ll take the twenty-two ounce, with c
