“Everything okay?”
He glanced up. “It’s work. The mayor wants a new draft of something I did for him.”
“And he’s calling you now?” She glanced at the clock. Seven in the evening.
He sighed.
“You have to go, don’t you?”
He nodded. “You could come with me.”
“That doesn’t make much sense.”
“I can probably get this done within a half-hour. Then we can grab something downtown.”
He was trying. She’d give him that. “It’s okay. We’ll try for another day.”
“No. I told you we’d go out tonight. I don’t want to put it off again. A half-hour, I promise.”
She smiled. He seemed so sure of himself. And she hadn’t been downtown in a while, other than driving through to get to Navy Pier for the party. “Okay.”
If nothing else, they could talk on the ride there. Plus, she’d get to see where he work
