Crowley traces a fingernail around the base of his glass.
"What gives you that impression?"
Under the table, his ankle presses slightly against Aziraphael's.
(After Christmas, and every exhausting thing that went with, they hadn't taken a holiday in the end. Or at least, they hadn't gone abroad to have one. Midway through January, when the decibel levels of the tourists flooding London had abated somewhat, Crowley'd installed them in a Green Park suite at the Ritz for a long weekend: theatre in the evenings, dinner and dancing - or at least, watching the dancing - in the Palm Court, and, er. Taking advantage of the amenities in the evening. It's not what they might have called a holiday a few years ago, perhaps, but - )
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"Have you wondered at all where we'll go on our next holiday?"
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"Is that still on the table, then?"
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"Would you prefer it was taken off the table, so to speak?"
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"What gives you that impression?"
Under the table, his ankle presses slightly against Aziraphael's.
(After Christmas, and every exhausting thing that went with, they hadn't taken a holiday in the end. Or at least, they hadn't gone abroad to have one. Midway through January, when the decibel levels of the tourists flooding London had abated somewhat, Crowley'd installed them in a Green Park suite at the Ritz for a long weekend: theatre in the evenings, dinner and dancing - or at least, watching the dancing - in the Palm Court, and, er. Taking advantage of the amenities in the evening. It's not what they might have called a holiday a few years ago, perhaps, but - )
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