At least they were both self-aware going in, he thought. No matter how the evening ended, no one could say they hadn't been cognizant of the possible tragic endings. Maybe they were learning from past mistakes, or at least they were recognizing that there had been past mistakes and quite possibly current mistakes as well.
"Hilarious. You should be writing the funny pages," Kingsley said, deadpan but not upset. The waitress was pretty, and under other circumstances he might even see if the night would head in that direction. But, as always, everyone paled when Rita was in the room. That was the problem. "That sounds like a challenge."