"A little." Julian rises to gather the dishes. "Nothing very good yet, but I'm just warming up. God, though, what I wouldn't give for a kitchen that's actually in the flat. I'll be back in a moment with the rest."

He carries the dishes out the door. By the time he returns from the kitchen down the hall, he's balancing two warm plates like a waiter. The plate he sets down in front of Guy contains the main course--fillet mignon on a bed of asparagus, topped with crab meat.

"I do have a wine to go with this. Would you like a glass?"