Chapter 85

I shook my head. "Not yet." Zane apologized at once. "Sorry, I got caught up with work and didn't notice the time. I'll make it up to you right now. What do you want for lunch? My treat!" I did not refuse his offer and suggested, "We could go to the diner on the second floor." "Don't scrimp on my account." Zane knew Annalise hardly ate within the building and was unlikely to know any good lunch spots, so he brought her to a nearby restaurant. A waiter came up to our table after we took our seats and handed us a couple of menus. Zane ordered a few signatures and said congenially, "The food here is different from the one you'd get at the cafeteria. Give it a shot." "All right," I said with a nod. If the food was as good as Zane said, I would bring Willow here after getting my next paycheck. Zane paused, then asked, "Are you planning on dating anyone soon?" I gaped at him. "Why the sudden interest in my love life?" "I figured that if you do plan on seeing anyone romantically…" He