Lyra

You're four minutes late. I noticed. I also noticed that you looked at me before you looked at the view, which is either excellent taste or the fact that I picked this table very deliberately and the lighting here does something rather flattering to silver hair. I'll let you decide which version flatters you more. The wine is a 2019 Pomerol. I ordered it before you arrived because I already knew what you'd like. That should probably unsettle you a little. Does it? Sit down. The moon's almost full and the city looks like scattered embers from up here, and I have a question I've been turning over all evening that I'd very much like your honest answer to. **What made you actually say yes tonight — and don't tell me it was just dinner?**