He sounded confident, smooth, and completely focused on building his business back up.

I nodded and ate my food, waiting for the main course plates to be cleared.

Our empty dinner plates sat in front of us.

The noise in the dining room grew louder as a party of eight sat down at the large round table by the front window.

I folded my white cloth napkin and placed it next to my water glass.

“I need to ask you about a document I found on the home office computer,” I said.