recorded music washed over them. The noise was overpowering.
After a few minutes of trying to communicate, Lucas said, loudly, “I’m glad you picked such an intimate spot.”
“Sorry. I usually come here for lunch. It’s a lot quieter in the afternoon. A business crowd.”
He shrugged, she smiled, as they enjoyed their dinner silently.
Lucas welcomed the break in the conversation. Things were moving too quickly for him.
He shouldn’t have called her. She was a distraction. And he wasn’t careful enough about what he said.
But why should it make any difference? He enjoyed being with her. And it had been a long time since he enjoyed being with anyone.
As long as he didn’t lose his focus.
As long as he was careful.
As long as he remembered that Pennington was the only thing that mattered.
And that Pennington wasn’t the end of it.
He began to feel more at ease.
Then Margot leaned across the table, put her hand on his and asked, “Are you angry at me for bringing you here?”
He shook his head, smiled, and looked down at her hand. And all he could think about was how much he wanted to kiss it.
When they arrived at Babe’s Place, it was only nine-thirty. Recorded jazz was playing over the sound system.
Babe herself greeted them at the door. She was a tall, black woman in her seventies, with deep-set gray eyes and a friendly smile.
The small club was almost empty. She led them to a table near the bandstand.
“I’ve got a real treat for you tonight,” she said. “A young man named Marvin Connor. Blows tenor sax. Keep your eye on him. He’s gonna be big someday. Soon. And he’s startin’ out right here at Babe’s. Not in New York City, or New Orleans or Chicago, but right here. You remember that.”
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