At one point he looked up and said, “Did you pack the sandwiches, darling?” To which I responded, “Oh, pudding, I thought you were going to treat us to an early luncheon at the Rose and Eagle? I had so set my heart on it.” It was then Jack’s professional glaze showed the faintest crack. His smile flickered on and off his face three times in half a second. He tilted his head forward, looked over his glasses, and said, “Pudding?” To which I answered, “Terms of endearment can be quite particular to the couple, don’t you think?” A Jack gleam flashed in his eye. “They certainly are, my sugar plum
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