"The key is in the timing." Michael goes over the plans again with a client when his cell rings.
Sam instinctively reaches for his phone before realizing it wasn't his. He was expecting her call back yesterday.
But nothing. No calls or texts.
Thinking he'd blown it, he was going to give her until this afternoon and call her back, and if that didn't work he knew people that could track people down in Miami.
Fi had been watching and raises an eyebrow. "You ok Sam? You're awfully jumping today."
"I'm fine, fine. Just expecting a call, that's it."
"Who is she?"
Sam just shakes his head.
"How bout a beer?" Fi asks as she heads for the fridge, there's more than one way to find out who the latest flavor of month is.
"No thanks."
She had opened her mouth to reply with a snappy retort when his cell rang.
"Yeah?" Sam quickly answers.
"For reasons I will never understand, she has agreed to see you." The voice on the other end tells him. "Can you meet her at the corner of Falls and Rain in an hour? You know where that is?"
"Yes." He answers carefully, seeing that Fi is listening intently. "I can do that."
"Sam, I will call her five minutes after you're supposed to be there. If you are one second late - - -"
"I know, I'm on my way." Sam ends the call and heads to the door as Michael finishes his call.
"Sam?"
"Sorry Mike, this is important, I have to make this meeting. I'll catch up with you guys later." Without another word, Sam was out the door.
"What was that about?"
"He said no to a beer"