Black is Back
“Sylvia greeted him at the door in a slinky gold dress that looked like a million bucks on her, and planted a kiss on his lips.“Right on time,” she said when she disengaged.“I was advised not to be late. I take those things seriously.”“As well you should. You ready to go?”“Absolutely. I’m famished.”“Then you’re in for a treat. I’ve heard nothing but good things about this place. It’s supposed to be all the rage.”“In San Pedro?”“That’s the new thing. Apparently you open a brilliant restaurant in ...a bad neighborhood. It increases the cachet value,” Sylvia explained.“People are crazy.”“Especially in this town. Hang on,” she said, and retreated back into her apartment and reappeared with a gift-wrapped box. “Now I’m ready.“Wow. What was that they say about beware Swiss bearing gifts?”“Pretty sure that was Greeks.”“Oh. That’s not the same thing?”She swatted him playfully. “Come on, let’s go. I don’t want them giving our table away.”The drive out to San Pedro was relatively quick, the twenty miles mostly freeway.MoreLess
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