Bogaty mężczyzna wprawił mnie w zakłopotanie, bo jego posiłek spóźnił się o minutę – ale wtedy cicha staruszka przy sąsiednim stoliku wstała i powiedziała zdanie, które sprawiło, że zbladł

I waited.

Alan glanced at Elizabeth, then forced himself to look back at me.

“I’m sorry.”

“I humiliated you,” he said. “I threatened your job. And I said something cruel about your pregnancy when I knew nothing about you. I’m sorry.”

“Thank you.”

That was all I gave him.

His phone buzzed.

“I humiliated you.”

He checked the screen.

“My meeting.”

Elizabeth raised an eyebrow.

Alan almost smiled, but didn’t.

Then he made a call.

“Move it back.”

A pause.

“No. The restaurant didn’t delay me. I’m running late.”

He hung up, then dialed another number.

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He made a call.

“Tom? It’s Alan.”

My heart raced when I realized he really was calling the diner owner.

But he continued before I could speak.

“I need you to know your waitress did nothing wrong today. I behaved badly toward her. If anyone complains about what happened, the complaint is mine to answer.”

He really was calling the diner owner.

He listened.

“No. Don’t call her manager. Just leave her out of it.”

When he ended the call, Diane appeared beside me.

“Great. Now you can sit down and call your doctor’s office.”

“I’m supposed to finish my shift,” I said.

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