“You seem unhappy today, Napoleon,” Illya noted, as the pair headed to Waverly’s office.
“I was stood up last night,” Solo replied, in a tone which suggested the whole idea was impossible. “I was taking Candice for dinner, and was left sitting in the restaurant looking like a complete idiot.”
Illya offered his sympathies, while carefully keeping his expression neutral. He made a mental note to seek out Candice and ask her to keep their cinema date an absolute secret.
Unfortunately, she’d already told everyone, and the office grapevine had it to Napoleon within minutes of them leaving Waverly’s office.