No. Our reservation is for five minutes from now. We aren't late to the restaurant. Yet.
[The perks of planning with a fifteen minute cushion. One never knows when the Jeff Calhoun's of the world will show up.
He claps a hand on Jeff's shoulder and starts walking, knowing the other man will fall into step. Jeff struggles to control a classroom of preteens. A natural-born leader he is not.
That's fine with Cam. Truthfully, he's not looking for someone who would be inclined to challenge him. He doesn't have the time or energy for it. He's a busy man, and he's not interested in playing pointless games. Not on this level.
His idea of chess is world-scale.
The restaurant is just around the corner from the theatre. There are plenty of popular, intensely crowded places on the block, but as they walk, they're moving farther and farther away from them. Until they reach a small corner restaurant with dim lighting that almost isn't there if you don't know where to look. There may be a simple glamour that keeps those without reservations away, in order to preserve the quiet atmosphere.
Cam holds the door open for Jeff. The scent of mint, cardamom and dark wine drift out.]
no subject
[The perks of planning with a fifteen minute cushion. One never knows when the Jeff Calhoun's of the world will show up.
He claps a hand on Jeff's shoulder and starts walking, knowing the other man will fall into step. Jeff struggles to control a classroom of preteens. A natural-born leader he is not.
That's fine with Cam. Truthfully, he's not looking for someone who would be inclined to challenge him. He doesn't have the time or energy for it. He's a busy man, and he's not interested in playing pointless games. Not on this level.
His idea of chess is world-scale.
The restaurant is just around the corner from the theatre. There are plenty of popular, intensely crowded places on the block, but as they walk, they're moving farther and farther away from them. Until they reach a small corner restaurant with dim lighting that almost isn't there if you don't know where to look. There may be a simple glamour that keeps those without reservations away, in order to preserve the quiet atmosphere.
Cam holds the door open for Jeff. The scent of mint, cardamom and dark wine drift out.]
It's Tunisian.