Chapter Two - Doc Magoo's - Almost Edible Food At Affordable Prices
Abby had been waiting patiently for half an hour until Carter showed up. In that time she had had three cups of coffee and a piece of pie. When she had accepted his offer she had forgotten exactly how hard her day had been. She had spent the whole time cursing herself for not being in the comfort of her own home.
He had managed to avoid Susan successfully and had left exactly as his shift ended. He entered Doc Magoo's and instinctively walked towards Abby's table without even looking where she was. "Hey, you ready to go?"
"Go?"
"Dinner? Remember?"
"I thought you meant getting something to eat here."
"Here? I try not to eat here if I can help it." A waitress walked by just as he said this. "Not that there is anything wrong with this place."
"If not here then where?"
"I booked us a table Le Palais Du Jardin."
"That sounds posh."
"I suppose you could call it that."
"How did you get a booking at such short notice."
"I know a few people." Abby had forgotten to whom she was talking too.
"You know a few people?"
"Yeah."
"Like who?"
"Like the owner of the restaurant."
"Really?"
"The only problem is that I have to invite him to the next Carter 'social'."
"So, what's the problem?"
"The only way Gamma will allow me to invite someone to one of those events is if I go myself."
"Oh."
"Oh indeed."
Abby was suddenly struck by something, "I can't go dressed like this."
"Sure you can."
"Is there a dress code for this place?"
"Kind of."
"What do you mean kind of?"
"It is kind of formal."
"Formal!"
"In a manner of speaking."
"I have to change."
"Okay how about if we stop off at your place before we go."
"But what about you?"
"What about me?"
"Don't you have to change too?"
"I suppose. I wouldn't want to show you up."
"Then don't we have to go to your place as well?"
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"I have something to wear in my car."
"You what?"
"I always carry some formal clothes in my car."
"What are you? Superman?"
"Just in case of an emergency."
"What? An emergency formal ball?"
"Laugh all you want but who doesn't have to go home an change."
"An emergency wedding?"
"Okay. We better get moving."
"What about an emergency black tie dinner."
"I'll get the car."
Abby had been waiting patiently for half an hour until Carter showed up. In that time she had had three cups of coffee and a piece of pie. When she had accepted his offer she had forgotten exactly how hard her day had been. She had spent the whole time cursing herself for not being in the comfort of her own home.
He had managed to avoid Susan successfully and had left exactly as his shift ended. He entered Doc Magoo's and instinctively walked towards Abby's table without even looking where she was. "Hey, you ready to go?"
"Go?"
"Dinner? Remember?"
"I thought you meant getting something to eat here."
"Here? I try not to eat here if I can help it." A waitress walked by just as he said this. "Not that there is anything wrong with this place."
"If not here then where?"
"I booked us a table Le Palais Du Jardin."
"That sounds posh."
"I suppose you could call it that."
"How did you get a booking at such short notice."
"I know a few people." Abby had forgotten to whom she was talking too.
"You know a few people?"
"Yeah."
"Like who?"
"Like the owner of the restaurant."
"Really?"
"The only problem is that I have to invite him to the next Carter 'social'."
"So, what's the problem?"
"The only way Gamma will allow me to invite someone to one of those events is if I go myself."
"Oh."
"Oh indeed."
Abby was suddenly struck by something, "I can't go dressed like this."
"Sure you can."
"Is there a dress code for this place?"
"Kind of."
"What do you mean kind of?"
"It is kind of formal."
"Formal!"
"In a manner of speaking."
"I have to change."
"Okay how about if we stop off at your place before we go."
"But what about you?"
"What about me?"
"Don't you have to change too?"
"I suppose. I wouldn't want to show you up."
"Then don't we have to go to your place as well?"
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"I have something to wear in my car."
"You what?"
"I always carry some formal clothes in my car."
"What are you? Superman?"
"Just in case of an emergency."
"What? An emergency formal ball?"
"Laugh all you want but who doesn't have to go home an change."
"An emergency wedding?"
"Okay. We better get moving."
"What about an emergency black tie dinner."
"I'll get the car."