He didn’t look surprised but seemed calm and relaxed. ‘The development here is the council’s doing and, to be honest, I don’t know who they’re in league with on this project. However...’ He paused to acknowledge the woman bringing menus to the table. ‘Audrey, would you like a drink?’
‘Just water for me, thanks.’
‘Same for me,’ he said, taking the menus. ‘I’m looking forward to this,’ he said to the woman. ‘Have you been busy?’
She smiled in return. Audrey recognised the ethnic elements of her features immediately.
‘Mmm... not so much,’ she said, with an inflection that suggested she was not from Granada like Isabel.
‘Córdoba,’ she said in response to Audrey’s question. ‘And you?’
Audrey was surprised. ‘My mother is from Granada.’
The woman nodded in recognition.
‘I’m sure business
