Not Quite An Angel
“Adam was seated to her right, and more than a little splashed on the sleeve of his shirt. When she tried to blot it with her napkin, somehow a lot got on his trousers, as well.
Unfortunately it was red wine, so there were bound to be stains. She apologized, feeling clumsy and embarrassed, and it was Bernie who slowly put her at ease, relating stories about calamities he’d had himself while eating.
“Remember the time we were in that fancy restaurant on the Oregon coast, Fran, when I asked for ho...rseradish to go with the prime rib?” Frances nodded and rolled her eyes at the memory. “It was fiery stuff,” Bernie explained, “and it made me sneeze. I grabbed my napkin, let go with a doozy, and didn’t realize I’d scooped my tie up inside the napkin until Fran started laughing. My classy navy blue silk tie was polka-dotted with flecks of horseradish, and the snooty waiter looked at me like I’d just parachuted in from Lower Slobovia.”
Sameh laughed with the others, a little confused because she’d never read about any earth area called Slobovia.MoreLess
Unfortunately it was red wine, so there were bound to be stains. She apologized, feeling clumsy and embarrassed, and it was Bernie who slowly put her at ease, relating stories about calamities he’d had himself while eating.
“Remember the time we were in that fancy restaurant on the Oregon coast, Fran, when I asked for ho...rseradish to go with the prime rib?” Frances nodded and rolled her eyes at the memory. “It was fiery stuff,” Bernie explained, “and it made me sneeze. I grabbed my napkin, let go with a doozy, and didn’t realize I’d scooped my tie up inside the napkin until Fran started laughing. My classy navy blue silk tie was polka-dotted with flecks of horseradish, and the snooty waiter looked at me like I’d just parachuted in from Lower Slobovia.”
Sameh laughed with the others, a little confused because she’d never read about any earth area called Slobovia.MoreLess
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