Anyone who didn't know better would have thought he'd agreed to the blind date out of respect for Ashley Bowen's good intentions. The truth was, he'd done it all for Yuri Sinclair.
Most people probably wouldn't have noticed, but Elaine, who was standing to the side, was more observant. She felt that something was strange.
After dinner, Yuri Sinclair wanted to have Sean drive Howard home, but Ashley Bowen insisted that she and her husband take him themselves.
"Shay, Yuri, really, you don't have to. Just have your driver take me. Or I can drive myself back."
"How could we do that? You've had so much to drink." Ashley Bowen insisted, pointing to the person in the driver's seat. "Look, Yuri is already behind the wheel, ready to drive you personally. What are you still fussing about?"
"Alright, alright." Howard chuckled, looking both drunk and surprisingly lucid as he pulled open the passenger side door.
