I think I’m in love with the “Discreetly, mind you” line. That, and that it’s part spy story, part “romance” (possibly).

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Thanks! And yes, I am angling for romance in these at some point.

Very odd, but in a good way. I’m not sure you need the parens though. The story is in first person. If you want to do an internal thought, italics would work better.