Unexpected Skills at an Upscale Dinner

My girlfriend called it "embarrassing" when I spoke multiple languages until client said,

"He actually understands us." She suddenly valued my skills. My girlfriend dragged

me to her company's international client dinner at some upscale steakhouse downtown where the appetizers

cost more than my monthly subway pass. She worked at this high-end consulting firm,

and spent the whole ride there lecturing me about not embarrassing her in front of the Japanese executives

and German investors they were courting for some massive merger that would make or break her

career this quarter. The second we walked in, she plastered on this fake smile,

and started introducing me to her coworkers as her boyfriend who works in technical support,