Ken ordered two highballs.
“I’ve had a wonderful evening,” he said. “I’ve really enjoyed myself.”
She gave him a saucy little look from under her eyelashes.
“You’re not going to leave me now, are you?”
Ken didn’t even hesitate. The damage was done. He had no intention of going back to the lonely, empty bungalow.
“You said I could change my mind. I’ve changed it,” he said.
She leaned against him.
“Tell me, Buster, is this the very first time you have gone off the rails?”
He looked as startled as he felt.
“What do you mean ?”