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Lauren followed her gaze “Who’s that you’re staring at?”

“I’m not sure” Mimi tried to put a name with the face but she ca man He turned around and that’s when she realized that it was Ada with last year Zeke had told Claire that if she wanted to date him, then he would have to present himself at the house Adaetting to know hiiven the boy his blessing Well,exactly, but he hadn’t objected to their dating Adam had taken Claire out a couple of tiraduated froain

“Adam, how are you?” Mimi asked pleasantly

Initially, he looked startled, and then his ears went pink “Oh, hi, Mrs Grant I’ood And you?” he choked out

“I’ here?”

“Just a couple of e”

“Good for you What are youin?” she asked

“U basic studies I’m really not sure what I want to do yet”

“Well, good luck with all that” She gave him her mom smile

“Thanks” Hethe table then scurried off like a jackrabbit across the restaurant

“Oh, boy, do I remember him,” Allie said “He’s make-out boy”

“Make-out boy?” Lauren twisted in her seat to try to get a better look at him “Is he a boyfriend of Claire’s?”

“Old boyfriend,” Mimi said “From last year”

“He’s cute,” Lauren mused, “in that hipster kind of way Weird how he didn’t ask about Claire, huh?”

Miht about it a uard He seemed kind of nervous, don’t you think?”