"You know, you look really beautiful", he smiled.

"Thank you. You look quite charming yourself", she said.

Just then, his phone rang which saved the day. He looked at the offending gadget, frowning at it. Rita could tell that whoever was calling him wanted to tell him something important as the only time he seemed to frown was if the issue was serious.

"Yes", he snapped.

Rita trained her ears on the call. She tried to make sense of what they were saying but she ...