It had been a terribly long day, one in which Malcolm had met dozens of managers and supervisors throughout his dirt side offices and on the platform. After an afternoon of his new assistant stumbling all over herself trying not to flirt with her new boss, Malcolm was ready for an evening with his wife to-be. Tapping his wrist comm, he said with a smile as he stepped out into the afternoon sunshine.

=A= Ellie… it’s Mal. Is the universe’s most beautiful pilot available for a dinner tonight and made afternoon coffee before? =A=

Mal