[She smiles up at him, radiant, luminous. She knows they did; but Iris also knows these things are never one-way.]
'E'll dine out on that story the rest of 'is life. And we can all come see you, sometime. Oh, and take this.
[She has it ready: it's a slip of paper with a London telephone number on it, one of the oldstyle numbers with the 01 code that hasn't been used for years.]
That goes to me answering machine in South Ken. You can call it from anywhere, any time, on anything, and if you need me I'll come, all right? If it's an emergency, you might get a version of me that's not met you yet, but I don't give out that number lightly. I'll still 'elp, no matter what.
[A beat, and then a grin.]
Calling to ask me out for drinks or book a massage is also acceptable.
[spam]
'E'll dine out on that story the rest of 'is life. And we can all come see you, sometime. Oh, and take this.
[She has it ready: it's a slip of paper with a London telephone number on it, one of the oldstyle numbers with the 01 code that hasn't been used for years.]
That goes to me answering machine in South Ken. You can call it from anywhere, any time, on anything, and if you need me I'll come, all right? If it's an emergency, you might get a version of me that's not met you yet, but I don't give out that number lightly. I'll still 'elp, no matter what.
[A beat, and then a grin.]
Calling to ask me out for drinks or book a massage is also acceptable.