Stepping out of Sarah's apartment they took the elevator down to the ground floor and Bill led her out to his car where he opened the door for her, carefully closing it behind her. They were both relatively quiet during the short drive to the restaurant, just mentioning the weather and what they both had heard about the Orlean Place. They discovered that while both were familiar with the restaurant, neither had actually eaten there.
"I always wanted to go, but never felt there was an occasion special enough to go there," Sarah said on the ride to the restaurant.
"We once actually wanted to do an office party here, but the place wasn't big enough for everyone. I think that's why it's so hard to get reservations, it is simply so small."
"Well I am looking forward to it," she said as they pulled up to the entrance.
The valet opened Sarah's door and then went around getting the keys from Bill. Handing him the keys, Bill took the claim card, tucked it into his shirt pocket and walked around to Sarah. Gently taking her arm he led her into the restaurant. Once inside, the maitre de confirmed the reservations and led them to a small table near the back.
Once they were seated they reviewed the menus and selected something light and relatively inexpensive. Bill ordered a bottle of merlot and then turned his attention to Sarah.
"You know it's been a bit strange these last few weeks, I guess it's been perhaps even stranger for you. Between you and Katy I've really had to keep myself focused as we saw each other."
"I'm sorry, the last six months have really been confusing for me."