Chapter 68

• The food soon arrived, and the conversation turned to a deal Donny was making in Japan that Benjamin was particularly interested in, and then to whether or not Evan might be on leave at Christmas.
• Eventually, with the bill paid and goodbyes said, Blair jumped in an Uber with Evan, Alan, and Donny.
• The sky held the first bruises of sunset, slashed with magenta clouds that hung like ribbons over London. The traffic was light, and so was their conversation.