Chapter 28

• Megan met Oliver and Aiden at the bar on First and First primarily because it was common ground. They had spent over an hour shooting suggestions back and forth about where to discuss Megan’s startup idea, but nothing had seemed viable.
• Oliver wanted to meet at his apartment, but Megan thought working from anyone’s home could provide too many potential distractions. Aiden had suggested the three-level sports bar on Fiftieth Street and Ninth Avenue, but Megan had vetoed having to shout over various inconsequential sports games playing on a multitude of tacky screens, and neither of them had wanted to go to the wine bar by Megan’s building.
• So there they were—gathered in the lower level of 1&1 because Oliver had sweet talked the manager into letting them use it, and Aiden had sweetened the favor by buying two full bottles and a variety of overpriced small plates. Megan was even more convinced they had a good team. They could be charming where she was serious and without affectation.