Tom slowly walked back to the table and sat down. He pulled out a notepad from his briefcase and made notes for a meeting he had today with the Financial office.<br/><br/><em>Budgetary costs, analysis, patient revenue...</em>He checked each of them off and started getting a headache. He rested his head in his hands.<br/><br/>His thoughts turned to her. She seemed so lovely, sensitive as if she radiated all that was good in the world. Being near her felt as if a weight had been lifted. He rubbed his temples.<br/><br/>"Well that was interesting," Mike remarked casually while looking at the financial section of the paper. A sly grin crossed is face as he gave his brother a look.<br/><br/>"It's not what you think," Tom said in a tired voice. "We just ran into each other that's it." He nervously looked away. He wasn't sure what had happened other than it was very pleasant albeit confusing. He had no intention of letting Mike think otherwise as there was nothing to think. He was engaged and it was final.<br/><br/>Mike looked at his watch and took a last sip from his coffee. "Hey, we gotta go Im due in court in 15." He looked around for a waitress then gave the check to Tom. "Here man, Ill let you take care of this one," he said with a wink and started to stand up.<br/><br/>"As always," Tom laughed. Mike always knew how to cut the tension. If there was ever a stranger in the world he was unknown to Mike, for he could melt the toughest face with a sly grin.<br/><br/>He walked up to the counter, noticed the dark haired waitress standing before him.<br/><br/>"Here's the check," he smiled with a professional tone. "How much do I owe you?" He darted a slight glance behind the counter towards the kitchen, curious if she was there. He turned back to the waitress and took his wallet out.<br/><br/>