Through the side door of the café, Martin returned to the Hilton Hotel and went to the top-floor restaurant for dinner.
Thomas and Lily would only arrive tomorrow.
Just after Martin and Bruce entered the restaurant leading to the top floor, a waiter in the lobby slipped into a nearby security passage and sent a text message from his phone.
The content was brief: Top-floor restaurant.
Martin and Bruce chose a seat by the window, through which they could see the Washington Monument.
As darkness gradually fell and the lights of the National Mall came on, the night view was also beautiful.
Martin looked in that direction and said, "This place deserves a super-sized firework."
Bruce knew the fireworks he was talking about weren't the ones lit during Independence Day celebrations and reminded him, "Buddy, your thoughts are getting more dangerous, planning to commit treason?"
