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An hour later they were out and heading to a restaurant in the area. It was a local greasy spoon that she knew served a pretty good breakfast at decent prices. After all he’d done for her, the least she could do was buy him breakfast. Even if it was still going to dig into her minuscule nest egg.
They found a table easily and ordered coffees and breakfast. She studied him as he tucked into his bacon. She had to repress her smile as he polished off his plate and didn’t stop until every scrap of food was gone. He ate like a person who didn’t think that his next meal would be any good. It was a look that she was quite familiar with. He even savored the fresh tomatoes that were the garnish to his plate.
Neither of them said much while they ate, but she couldn’t help herself as he popped t
