“Well, I hadn’t made a reservation, so you have nothing to apologize for.” “But you have a standing reservation at 3 in Coach,” Meg says with a sweet, knowing smile. She pulls a thumbtack from her podium and passes me a sheet of paper. Table 12 is PERMANENTLY RESERVED for: —any reservation under the name Sloane Sutherland —a beautiful, black-haired woman with hazel eyes and freckles, 5'8", probably alone, shy, looks like she wants to run Inform Rowan immediately of any reservations under this name or any guests fitting this description.

