Summary

On a Wednesday afternoon, an unnamed woman sits at her desk. She scrolls through pages of text, stopping every so often to edit something she sees. At one o'clock, she tells her coworkers that she is leaving for lunch. While in the cafe, she sees a man enter through the door. He is on his phone, and he looks at her apologetically. When he finally comes over to the table, he apologizes. The woman tells him, "Oh, Simon, you’re so important-looking, I’m afraid you’re going to be assassinated" (2). They joke about his job, and he asks about Lola's fitting. The woman does not appear to want to talk about the fitting, but mentions that her mother is in town.

They continue talking flirtatiously as Simon explains why he prefers middle-aged women to other women. The woman points out that none of...