"I think we all could use a week or three in Hawaii, on the beach," he answered dryly, nodding thanks to the server for the refill. "Somewhere sunny, full of tourists and reeking of ambiance, not to mention great white sharks."

He cocked an eyebrow at her. "'Semi-dating'? That's a new one. But yeah, more or less." At least, that's what most of the higher Cards did, from his understanding. But then, if a Spade said it was "serious business", then it damned well was. "Yeah, tell me about it. I've been going through Julien's filing cabinet for the past two days, playing catch-up. I might just pull a cot in there and bring Kee'lah from the house, until I at least get everything read."