"Busy. But yes, I am. I hope you are as well?"

He wasn't rushing the formalities, but he couldn't wait to get to the meat of his reasons for wanting to meet her. He'd never been too good at wining and dining clients. James was much more effective in the court room when he had to present his case without frills - not to say that theatrics weren't fun and even effective...this dancing around subjects just wasn't his cup of tea.