"Gentle? Gentle's for losers," she laughed, making an L sign with her thumb and forefinger. "Don't stay too late, okay? Brandon will be clock-watching and you know what that means.....no fancy restaurant at the weekend." She giggled, knowing exactly what I thought about the restaurant thing.
"Maybe I'll stop here until midnight then," I replied, rolling my eyes. "Anyway, he's out with a client tonight so I'm off the leash."