ASKED

She phoned to arrange a meet.
‘Same place we usually go?’
‘No,’ I said. ‘I’m not going there at the moment.’
‘How about that place round the corner, what’s it called?’
‘Kino’s.’
‘There then?’
‘What time?’
When I arrived she’d ordered for herself. She added my drink then paid.
We sat downstairs.
‘It’s warm isn’t it?’ I said and pointed to the heater in the corner as she looked around.
‘What’s going on?’ I said.
She said. We discussed strategies then I bought the next round.
‘Are you going?’ she said.
‘I’d rather not be asked,’ I said. ‘I hope I’m not. I’d be disappointed if I was because I'd have to make a decision and not be able to indulge myself.’