Spicy Hot
— I told you: dinner.
— On a plane?
— By the water.
The jet is there, white, elegant, ready. Its clean lines under the floodlights. The pilots greet us. I guide her to the steps.
— Kassian, she says, a little worried, where are we going?
— Dinner.
— In what country?
I smile.
— You'll see.
She climbs up, I follow. The interior is hushed, bright, comfortable. White leather sofas, mahogany coffee table, champagne on ice in a crystal bucket. She looks around, impressed, her fingers brushing the fabrics, the precious woods.