Slowly I approached the table

Writing prompts this week courtesy of Kelley McNeil’s A Day Like This, my current read.

It was meant to be a fun night out, just me and him, a one course meal at a cheapish bistro, a glass of wine each. The most we could afford. There was a mortgage to pay and kids to clothe and feed, and money was tight in this ‘cost of living crisis’.

But we needed the time out, and with my sister on hand to babysit, we grabbed the opportunity with all four hands.

Rain fell as we approached the...