章 5: Chapter 5

I ordered a burger and Sebastian ordered a salad with shrimp and dressing on the side.

“My agent screams ‘bloody murder’ if I gain a few pounds,” Sebastian told me as the waiter walked away.

“Occupational hazard, I suppose.”

“What do you do down there in San Diego?” he asked.

“I teach astronomy at one of the universities there.”

He grinned. “So you’re a realspace dude.”

“I suppose you could say that.”

I found myself reaching for Jack’s beer and I took a sip. I wasn’t much for imported beer, but it went down smooth enough. I thought I maybe needed a little liquid courage. I might be wrong, because that had been known to happen, but I could have sworn that Sebastian was flirting with me. I was pretty sure he was straight, though, but with a little bit of alcohol in me, I might be brave enough to find out.

“Vermont, huh? I knew someone who lived there when I was a kid.”