Andrej at the hotel for a late lunch before returning to the clinic for the rest of the afternoon. Morning had been busy, not with patients, but with paperwork. Andrej had worked the schedule through the next month. He wasn't certain why he had bothered because there were so many holidays for the Earth people upcoming that changes were
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"You alright?"
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"I. Am. Not. Alright." There was no need to be gratuitously rude. The man was obviously trying to help. Andrej wasn't certain how much he could manage at the moment. "I shall need some few minutes." It was the best he could do.
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"As for a chair, I suspect you are correct. But I had something of a shock and fell, you see. There was not a chair available."
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She was headed from work to her room when she came across a rather uncomfortable scene. She had not seen a man like than since Henry had been told of his future.
Carefully, she walked over to where he knelt.
"Sir Audrej?" She called softly, gently shaking his shoulder.
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"Your Excellency," Andrej managed. He leaned to kiss the air above her hand. It was a poor cover for his position seated on the lobby floor but they could pretend he had knelt to greet her. Yes, that was certainly what happened. Andrej knew he could not possibly have been openly weeping in such a public place. He rose with as much grace as he could manage. Security had reached him but he raised his hand to stay their inevitable questions. He would explain soon enough.
Turning back to the lady, Andrej paused. He could hardly give greeting as if nothing was out of the ordinary. What to say? Perhaps nothing would be necessary.
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"Sir Andrej...it has been awhile, hasn't it." Lying didn't come that easy to her: reserving the truth yes, but not lying. This was different: she really hadn't seen him in a long while, not since Febuary. It was also a matter of keeping calm and trying to not draw attention.
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"Indeed it has," Andrej agreed. "Too long. Perhaps we could dine together? I was about to have midmeal. It is a bit late, I know, and rather abrupt." To invite a lady in such a way was not proper, but he waived toward the restaurant at the side of the lobby. It was not as if they would be dining privately. But that gave him an idea. "Although perhaps you would consider dining with me soon, more formally." Not just as a meeting by accident to cover embarrassment. Andrej was behaving badly. He hope Anna would excuse him.
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