Gary said gently, "No, I'm already awake. Do you need anything, Mr. Morgan? You texted early."
Ian smiled. "Nothing, really. I just want to treat you to a meal. Cindy told me you've been helping her out, so I want to thank you."
"Oh." A moment later, he said, "Aren't you busy, Mr. Morgan?"
"Not at the moment." He added, "The director's an agreeable man. If I need to leave for a while, I can just tell him."
Since Ian had said so, Gary replied, "I can adjust my time. It depends on you. I can work with your time."
Ian took him up on that offer. "How does tonight sound? I'm free tonight."
Gary answered readily, "Of course. Tonight it is."
Ian said, "I'll make a reservation at the restaurant. I'll send you the time and location later."
"Sure," Gary said. Then, Ian hung up.
The driver looked in the rear-view mirror, and he smiled. "Who was it? You were being really polite."
Ian leaned back and heaved a sigh. "We owe him one. I didn't want to be polite, but that would have been unbecoming of me."
Yes, he didn't want to be polite. He wanted to ask Gary why he was so nice to Cindy. They were all adults, and he should know where the lines were. It would make things uncomfortable for him and Cindy if he kept this up. However, Cindy did owe him a lot, so she couldn't bring herself to ask him all of that.
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