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I sat next to hiood!” I mumbled between bites

He sed off his beige blazer, laying it on the stool next to him

“Do you dress business casual all the time?”

“No” His eyes darted up toward the ceiling then back at ht twinkle “Maybe I do”

“I’ Saturday Wear a t-shirt, jeans, and sneakers, not loafers or boots”

“Fine, only if you hatever dress I pick out for you to wear to dinner e are on our trip next week Do you have a passport?”

“As long as the dress isn’t a mini dress, I’m fine with that And yes, I have a passport What country are we going to?”

“It’s a surprise What countries have you been to?”

“Hland, Russia, and Japan”

“Wow, you’ve traveled a lot”

“Both my parents were teachers My rade My father was a college professor They wanted me to see the world”

“Where did your father teach?”

“Georgia State University, where I attend school”

“Where does your mother teach?”

“She taught at Garden Hills Ele at my salad

There was a silence between us

“She passed ahen I was sixteen, from Ovarian Cancer”

Hayden rubbed my back “I’m sorry for your loss”