I took my girlfriend to a fancy dinner for our anniversary.

“He does that a lot.”

Martin turned slowly.

The hostess, a young woman with a name tag that read Lila, went pale but kept going.

“The service fee thing. Not to everyone. Mostly younger couples. People who look nervous. People who don’t want to complain.”

Derek had stopped near the hallway.

Martin looked at him.

Lila swallowed. “And the table thing. He gives continue reading …