Giving the order to the waitress, Maisie let her slide away without complaint and leaned a bit towards her friend there at the table, deciding on something to talk about and then just letting the words flow, using her hands as an aide.
There was a great deal of catching up for them to do, and she didn't plan to waste a single moment. There was laughter and soft chatter, and once their food arrived, there was a great deal of stuffing their faces as well. But that's what friends did. They relaxed in each others company and had a splendid time.
And it really was...it was the best time she'd had in a while. She rather figured that she should spend some more time with Oriel and her other friends as well. This was just the reminder that she needed that there really was more to life than her job. She knew that there would be more fantastic times to come.