LOCATION — Team Room, Kensington. DATE — June 11th, 2023. STARTER — Closed for @eleanorxshipley
Splashes of colour surround him in the wealthy Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, now that flowers are fully in bloom. It’s a good place for a charity luncheon; one that says ‘we’re a nice cause but we aren’t desperate’. Maybe even puts donors in a better mood just for the loveliness all around them, more likely to dig deeper in their pockets in generous support of the Hospital that’s had such a rough year.
It’s especially serendipitous that London’s media darling, Eleanor Shipley, also happens to be out dining on the same day, in the exact same location.
Gideon suspects that donations in support of the Hospital will be pouring in this time.
He’s not half as interesting a public figure as is the young actress, and yet he can still sympathize intimately with what it’s like to be hounded by strangers when you just want to enjoy a nice day out. Seeking to save her from the luncheon crowd before they exit, he excuses himself a little early from the table and strolls in her direction, sticking two flowers out in greeting. “Save my masculinity by taking these off of me, Shipley... Hospital’s way of saying thanks for dragging me out to tea. How are you?”
