Spike follows Beth through the door and into the bar; he's got his notebook and pen with him. He stops and orders a pair of martinis and while he's there reads the
note Joe left. There's something familiar about the phrasing but he can't really put his finger on it, so he proceeds as planned and joins Beth at a table on the far side of the room.
He hands her the drink, sets down the notebook, puts a pack of cigarettes and a lighter on the table. Finally, he sits. When he does, he catches her eye: it's been one of those keep-busy-at-all-costs days for him and this is his first chance to just sit and breathe.
So he breathes in the way she looks by the dim light of the fire and is satisfied.
"Hey."