73 A Chance To See You

Done with his call, Pete placed his phone in the cup holder of the car. He turned and apologized to Lina. "I'm sorry I had to take that."

"It's fine. I guess you have to go to work. I can take a cab from here. I'm sure you have a lot of things waiting for you."

"Yes, I do," Pete agreed, "but I chose to be here and that's because I can afford to. Don't peg me for the kind of guy who'd slack on his responsibilities, because I don't."

She didn't think so either. That much she could tell from the little time they've spent together. He was organized and well driven, and those spoke a lot about him.

"But that was your secretary, wasn't it?" She was certain it was.