I rolled my eyes. "Yes, I am smiling."
They all hastily looked away.
Lester wasn't back yet, but... I opened my laptop before stating, "Let's get this meeting started."
* * * *
"Hey, Tony, you got a minute?"
Tony glanced away from the television to look up at me. "Yeah, sure. What's up?"
I sat down in the chair next to the couch and clasped my hands together. "I wanted to officially give you notice that I'm moving out. I'll pay one month's rent, of course, but I'm moving just as soon as I get my stuff packed."
Tony frowned and then suddenly clicked off the television and sat forward. "You're moving out?"
I nodded.
"Why?" he asked. "Is it something I did?"
"No." I shook my head. "Do you remember that man you met last week?"
"Your boyfriend?"
I held up my hand, flashing my new engagement ring. "Fiancé."
"Ah." Tony started to smile. "That's why you're moving out."
Well, it was one of the reasons.
"Wow, you're really getting married. I thought for sure you'd stay single for the rest of your life."
"Hey!"
"Oh, come on, Gianni. You never date. You hardly even go out. With as much time as you spend in the lab, I was pretty sure you'd end up married to a Petri dish."
I wasn't that bad.
"So, when's the big day?"
"We're discussing it," I replied. "Janos says he'll accept any day I choose, but I'm in no hurry. Maybe a summer wedding."
Tony's brow furrowed. "Janos?"
"Yes, Janos Kostas, my fiancé."
Hadn't I made that clear?
"Janos is a pretty unique name."
"It's Greek." I imagined in Greece it was pretty common. Here in America, not so much.
Tony's brow furrowed. "I've heard that name before."
"Yeah, when I introduced you to my boyfriend a few days ago."
Tony shook his head. "No, that's not it."
I had no idea what Tony was talking about.