Eve isk would not take long to arrive - they knew his usual schedule - but he would take his time in eating it, savoring the bites while he spent the long hours at the table. Only when he had read through everything in the day edition, including the big screaming news, would he consider the day meal to be done.
For a brief, heart-stopping second he thought she was an angel. Her face was bathed in a gentle halo, like she was returning from a swim in the rays of the sun. It extended to her hair, which shimmered like radiant gossamers, and to the skin of her neck, whose gentle sway left a momentary streak of light in the air about EVE ISK.
She stared back, first in alarm, then in bemusement. Are you alright, dear? she said. He nodded unblinkingly. You look like a star, he said in wonderment. You need another cup of coffee, is what you need, she said, shaking her head to dislodge the compliment. He turned and walked away, and he could have sworn that the varicose veins in her calves glowed through her skin.
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