"Sorry, I got held at work," she apologized when she got to him.
The cold glint in her eyes did not miss his attention as she sat down. It seemed like he loved a good challenge. It could either be with himself or a third party. His lips curved slightly as they sat down and the menu was brought.
"I . . ."
"I . . ."
Waiting for their meal to be served, they each must have thought it was the perfect moment to speak so each began a sentence of their own causing them to pause without saying anything.
Haruki decided to yield as he said, "Go on."
"I can't keep eating with you like this," Miyoko told him as clearly as she could hoping she wouldn't have to be any more blunt than she already was as the man seemed to be even more dangerous than the last time they met.
"Then what do you want to do? What do you think about visiting a craft shop, I heard it is really popular these days," he gave her a suggestion he found on the internet.
