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"I’ And so incredibly sain It’s hard to , but he’s definitely flirtatious "Beautiful, too"

There go er are you in London?" he asks

"I’ because I honestly don’t kno er I can stay here and avoid my father and s I need to take care of there The plants in h Lily just textedif I wanted her to stop by and check on things I did and thanked her profusely

Good thing I don’t have pets I got so wrapped up in Caden and our ind holiday ro but … hih says casually, his expression neutral "I’ve lived in this city my entire life I could take you to the best restaurants--"

"The food here isn’t that great, you know," I interrupt, earning a laugh froht That’s why if you stick with me, I’ll steer you to the best food this city has to offer"

He’s being so nice If circu next to me, if I were here onme out I would readily say yes

But I feel Caden stiffen beside one unusually quiet and I didn’t even notice He’s probably heard every bit of h I feel sick to my stomach, as if I’ve somehow betrayed him, and all traces of happiness evaporate from within me, just like that

"Thanks for the offer," I say sadly, "but I’htest bit, but otherwise he appears completely unruffled "No worries Soood" I nod and slide fro out the wrinkles from my dress I don’tto the restrooht back"

I leave the table without another word, not looking back, keeping h the crowd The pub is full of young professionals just off work, most of them dressed like we are Suits and dresses, ties loosened and high heels kicked off Lots of raucous laughter and pounding of their beerfun

So why do I feel sothe women’s bathroom door open, I rush to the sink and turn the faucet on so I can splash water onthis alo, when I hid in the bathroos open anddoith a dull thud when I see Violet standing there

"What’s wrong?" she asks

I turn away frorab a few paper towels fro h basically asked h Of course, she would say that "He asked me out in front of Caden"