บท 7: Chapter 7

“I put extra cream cheese on your bagel, the way you like it, and you’ll find that your coffee is black today. Sorry about Sunday.”

Howard sat down hesitantly and smiled. What was Jason up to?

“No worries,” Howard said, placing a paper napkin from the bagel store in his lap. “So, you have a plan for today?”

“Most definitely,” Jason replied. “If you’re up to it, that is.”

“Okay, so what is it?”

“I thought we could go into town, do a little sightseeing. You know, just that yearly reminder of why we love DC. Maybe we could grab some lunch, and possibly even dinner.”

“You’re assuming that I have no plans today,” Howard replied.

“Do you?” Jason asked.

Howard thought for a second before answering. There was no way he was going to tell Jason that he planned to clean today and that what he most looked forward to now on Friday nights was the British mysteries that their local public broadcasting service channel showed.

“None that I can’t cancel,” Howard said.