"So what movie are they playing?" I ask Rhodes as we climb up the final set of stairs to the roof. You would think that they would have put in an elevator to make it easier to get to this thing, but I guess that's not high on these people's agenda.
"It's called 'Love Really,' I think. Apparently, it's got some pretty famous actors in it. Might be alright," Rhodes shrugs his shoulders and waits for me as he finishes the stairs before me. I pause on the third stair from the top and grin at him, raising my eyebrows. "What?" he asks.
"Love Actually?" I ask him, correcting his previous assumption as I try not to give away just how out of breath I am. It was only five or six flights; I shouldn't be this out of breath. Next time I sign up for a gym, I shall utilize the stair master. He smiles and nods his head, clicking his fingers together.
"Yes, that's it. Hey, I was pretty close with that guess." I nod and smile as I finish the stairs and walk with him through a set of doors into an outdoor area. A woman stands at a makeshift stand and looks up to greet us.
"You guys here for the movie?" she asks with a vague American accent. I nod and smile as Rhodes produces two tickets from his pocket and hands them to her. She picks up what looks like a remote control and scans them before picking up two wristbands.
"These are for your seats and your box of popcorn," she explains as I hold out my wrist to her. After she attaches mine, Rhodes reluctantly gives her his wrist before we head down a small set of stairs towards an expansive open-air area. There are food stalls across the back of the deck with a large area of tables and bean bag chairs in front of a stage. There is a group of young boys setting up musical equipment in the makeshift bandstand as people queue up for one of the two bars beside them.
"Who the fuck uses paper wristbands anymore?" Rhodes grumbles beside me as we follow the arrows to the right and walk down a pathway.
"Oh, you'll be fine," I grin as I tease him.