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Sarah rolled her eyes before pointing out, “You hardly ever come in here. I usually bring stuff home for you, or you eat something else.”
“I wanted to get out of the apartment,” Ingrid said, finishing the delicious chicken Sarah had prepared just for her.
“Out of TV shows to binge or something?” Sarah took a sip from her iced water.
“My girlfriend is at some dinner with ambassadors, and I miss her,” Ingrid replied, looking down at her plate. “Am I pathetic?”
“One night apart has you all depressed?”
“No, it was one week apart after our first date. Then, a few apart after our second one. I just did the meet-her-parents thing – which was awkward, but I got through it – and now I’m sulking here because I just wish I could be there with her.”
“As her girlfriend or her secretary?” Sarah asked.
“Honestly, a little of both.”
“She offered you the job back.”
“I can’t take it if we’re dating,” Ingrid replied.
“Well, she needs to come out and tell people you’re together. Then, you can at least go to some things as her girlfriend.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“Are you worried she’s not going to do that?”
“No, she will. She’s working with everyone at the palace to figure out the best way to do it. She’s been talking to Elizabeth, too.”
“You meanQueenAntonia of St. Rais? That Elizabeth?”
“Yeah.”
“I like that you just casually called her ‘Elizabeth,’ like she’s not Queen of a country.”
“Shetoldme to call her that. They all did.”
Sarah smiled at her and said, “I have to get back in there, but call her, Ingrid. Just tell her you miss her.”
“She’s busy.”
“Then, text her, at least. She can call you back when she’s free.”
“Yeah, I guess I could.”
“This won’t sound right, but I like you like this,” Sarah told her, standing up from her seat next to Ingrid at the bar.
“Like what? Sad?”
“Sad because you’re really happy,” Sarah replied.
Then, she walked into the kitchen after kissing Ingrid on the cheek. Ingrid finished her meal and pushed the plate away. She stared at her phone on top of the bar, thinking about sending a message, when it rang instead. She saw the letter E and smiled.
“Hi,” she said softly.
“Hi,” Elin replied. “Where are you right now?”
“At Sarah’s restaurant. I just ate, and I was going to text you.”
“What were you going to say?”
