That evening, Car and Chris took Marie to dinner at the same five-star restaurant Car had taken Chris to the first weekend they were dating. The same maître d’ stood at the front desk.
“Ms. Weldon!” he gushed. “It’s so nice to see you again. You haven’t been here in a while.”
“We’ve been very busy.”
“Your usual table?”
“Yes, thank you, Robert. How are you this week?”
“Quite well, thank you. And you?”
“Better every day,” she assured him.
He glanced at Marie and Chris with a smile. “Are you Christine Anthony?” he asked.
Chris nodded.
“Your perfume advertisements were spectacular.”
“Thank you, Robert,” Chris said. “And this is Marie Jacolby. You’ll be seeing a lot more of her, too.”
“Ah, yes, Ms. Jacolby, from the new show? I read the item in the Times this morning. Congratulations
