Flushed at the idea of being included, Jessica asked, "Who do you want to come?" He tapped his palmtop again and named a few people—two engineers from R&D, the new sales and marketing man, and the finance guy assigned to the project. Rick suggested she tell them about his relationship with the company, and that he'd like to introduce himself to them. He named the best restaurant in the area, a place where Jessica had always wanted to go, and said he'd book the table himself, for 12:30, and would call back later in the morning to make sure everything was all set.