Page 46 of Keeping Time


Panel 1: A close-up glamor shot of a drink. It's dark brown in color, in a glass that shines in the low bar-light. Orange peels and a round ice cube holding a lime wedge float in the drink.

Panel 2: Elena forwards, bursting out of her panel into Daniel's as she outstretches an inquisitive, delicate hand. She asks, "Well? How is it?"

Panel 3: Daniel looks down at the drink in his hand with wide eyes, surprised. He answers, "This is amazing, Elena."

Panel 4: Elena leans back now, arms folded as if she already knew how Daniel was going to answer. She replies in a bubbly balloon, "I know, right?" Daniel has set the drink down on the bar and replies, "I don’t think I’ve ever had an Old Fashioned that tasted like this."

Panel 5: Elena gestures to herself, her gold wedding band glinting. She winks as she brings one bare shoulder up to her cheek. "That’s because I made it with aged rum that's Dominican and unexpected, just like me."

Panel 6: A large panel of Daniel laughing defenselessly, his laughter too big for a balloon. Now that he's taken off his coat, he's in a simple Henley he's rolled up to his forearms.