He may not be quite as innocent as he seems!
The flight attendant glided down the aisle, taking drink orders. "Would your wife care for a beverage?" she queried, referring to my seat companion, who was dozing.
"I don't really know," I responded. I didn't correct the stewardess's incorrect presumption of our marital status. She could be forgiven for not realizing that we were traveling from continent to continent hardly knowing one another. The truth was, I had met Britney only six days before.
When I had interviewed Britney the week before, it'd seemed to be an easy decision for each of us. I required her expertise, and she appeared to be interested in the well-paying project. Only at the end of the interview had there been any complication.
"The assignment sounds fascinating." She had hesitated a moment, and then added, "Do I understand that you and I would be traveling together to Tokyo for two weeks?" She was pleasant, but wary.
"Alone?"
I nodded. "Yes. Would that be a problem?"
"I want you to know that I'm engaged," she said earnestly.
"Well, that makes us even. I'm married, with two darling little daughters." It was technically correct, although my wife and I had been experiencing major marital problems, and we were planning to separate upon my return from Japan. Still, I figured that I had better not mention any of that if I wanted Britney to accept the assignment.
"Britney, please don't worry. We have an important job to do here. This trip is all about business, and nothing more."
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