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sat across from him and looked through the options. “What do you suggest?”
    “The stew is my favorite, but a lot of people like the steak as well.” Mr. Byrne waved a waitress over.
    “I think I’ll try the stew.” Nate smiled at the waitress, but she didn’t respond as she wrote down his order and walked away.
    Mr. Byrne chuckled. “Don’t mind her. She usually works in the kitchen, but they were short staffed.”
    “You eat here often, then?” Nate glanced around, noting the old knickknacks that covered the walls and shelves.
    “It’s my nephew’s place. He took it over from his dad.” Mr. Byrne studied Nate. “So, what did you think about the shoot today?”
    Nate hesitated before answering. “It doesn’t matter what I thought if you weren’t happy with it. I’m there to make you money by selling the product in the best way we can. I think this commercial could do that, but if it’s not what you want, we’ll change it.”
    “It’s not that I didn’t like the concept. Your ideas were wonderful. I just didn’t feel like it was the way I wanted to go with the ad.” He leaned back and folded his arms, staring off in the distance. “Do you know much about the plight of the Irish here in the US?”
    “A little. Why?” Nate had studied it in school, but had never cared to learn more about the culture. And at that moment, he regretted the decision.
    “We had to leave Ireland to escape the famine and try to make a new life for ourselves here. But we had to deal with a lot of the same starvation once we got here as well. It wasn’t easy.”
    The waitress brought out Nate’s stew, and this time she smiled. “You just had to get him started, didn’t you?”
    “I guess so.” Nate took a bite of the stew. “Wow, this is really good. Thank you.”
    She beamed. “Of course. Let me know if you want any more.”
    Mr. Byrne smiled as she left the table, then he tried some of his as well. “She outdid herself this time. One of the better recipes I’ve had here.”
    Nate savored the perfectly cooked vegetables in the rich broth as he finished off the bowl. He pushed it to the side wanting more, but it was filling and he didn’t think he could eat another bite. “What did you have in mind for the commercial?”
    “I still trust you to come up with it. Take a few days and tour the Irish memorials here to learn more about my people. I’ll be back at your office on Monday, and we’ll discuss where we want to go from there.” Mr. Byrne dropped a pamphlet on the table. “Call me if you have any questions.”
    “All right. I’ll see you Monday, then.” Nate dropped some cash on the table and stood, feeling dismissed. His head spun as he went back outside to find a cab. What had just happened? Just a couple of hours before, he was sure that the contract was going perfectly, and then he was told it wasn’t what they wanted. Anger and frustration flowed through him as he stood in the light snow that had begun to fall. And where were the taxis? It wasn’t even all that late.
    After waiting for another minute, Nate swore and went to find the subway entrance. He’d only been in that part of the city a few times, and he had no idea what line he was even supposed to get on. The angry thoughts of a wasted evening beat against his head with each step he took. Snow dropped down the back of his collar, and it made him angrier. No one had rejected his work like this before.
    The idea of going to work in the morning with this mess over his head was irritating, but he had no choice. There were other contracts he had to work on. Maybe he could pass on this account and let someone else deal with it.
    The subway platform was full when Nate finally made it down to the train. He checked the schedule to find the best route home, and one of the stops stuck out to him. Three stops down he could get off and go to Eddie’s bar. Maybe he could get lucky and find another date there. At least then the night wouldn’t be