"It's an honor, Carlos."

Carlos glanced at her and nodded without a word.

Everyone at the table knew this was how Carlos was, so his response was nothing unusual.

During the meal, Debbie tried to act normal. But in fact, she was so nervous around Carlos. She tried to collect herself, not act flustered, and even figured out some things she could say by rote if someone tried to talk to her.

Later, Carlos got a call. He nodded at the others and stepped outside the booth to answer it.

A plan occurred to Debbie just then, so, after a minute, she left the table too.

She looked around outside the booth, but Carlos was nowhere to be seen, as if he had vanished into thin air. Debbie was disappointed and had to give up. To camouflage her embarrassment from failing to find Carlos, she walked towards the bathroom.

On her way back, she saw Carlos walk out of another booth. But his phone rang again, so he walked back inside.

Debbie trotted over and Looked around. There was no one else in the hallway, so she pushed the door of the booth and followed him in.

There was only a dim Light on in the booth. Carlos was standing by the window, talking on the phone.

Though his attention was on his mystery caller, he still figured out someone had entered the room.

"Soon. Talk to you about it tomorrow," he said on the phone as he turned around.

When he saw Debbie, he paused and then continued talking.

Debbie walked around the dining table and stood in front of him.

She was now alone with him in a darkened room. Under different circumstances, this would be romantic, even erotic.

While talking on the phone, Carlos hadn't taken his eyes off Debbie since the moment she walked in.

Debbie smiled malevolently, took a single step forward and wrapped her arms around Carlos. She held him tight.

She felt his body freeze. To make her point, she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips.

It was a light kiss, but somehow, Carlos felt it was special.

He had kissed Stephanie before, much like this. It felt different. It hadn't felt so...beautiful.

Debbie was a smart girl. Before Carlos pushed her away, she took one step back and said with a smile, “Old man, kissing you is just as beautiful as it ever was." Her gentle voice tugged at his heartstrings.

She turned to Leave, but a hand grabbed her wrist.

She turned her head back. Carlos still held her fast.

“Want more, old man?" He was merciless with his attention before. Now it was payback time. From now on, she would do exactly what he did to her.

Carlos ended the call and put his phone away.