NovelEnglish“Ah! | remember you,” the manager said and picked up my hand, pressing a kiss to the back of it. “You used to
dine with Mr.
Hawthorne. We still have a private booth for you two in the back. | remember that you two lovebirds would come
here every Friday and make googly eyes over your food.”
| cleared my throat and glanced over Alexander, whose eyes had narrowed into slits. The manager looked
between Alexander and me, his cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
“Oh, | must have mistaken you with someone else,” the manager said, trying to smooth over the awkward
moment.
But the damage was already done. As the manager led us to a private room in the back, | noticed that Alexander
was walking as far away fromas possible. The smell of the delicious Thai food and the gold and aqua decor
brought back memories that I'd rather stay buried. | shivered when | felt the ghost of Ethan’s hand caressing my
cheek.
Alexander glared atas if he knew exactly what | was thinking about. As we walked across a tiny wooden
bridge that went over a koi pond that was in the middle of the restaurant, | admired the colorful fish that were
swimming. | had missed them.
“So, if you're so familiar with this restaurant, can you tellwhere the bathroom is?” Alexander asked me, and |
knew him well enough to know that there was a slight undercurrent of anger in his voice.
| shrugged. “I didn’t chere that much,” | answered, not wanting to play along with his games.
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“Here is our best private room,” the manager said, sweeping his hand into the room like a gshow host.
The manager shotan apologetic grimace for the trouble he had caused, and | gave him a small smile. It
wasn't his fault that he had a good memory.
In the room was a long table since this room was usually reversed for private parties. But there were only three
places set at the table. At the head of the table, Mr. Cater-Duke-was already seated. He smiled and stood when
he saw us enter.
Duke and Alexander had two completely different styles. Whereas Alexander was in a fitted black suit, clean-
shaven, with his dark hair artfully gelled back, Duke was what one could call a ‘hot mess.‘ His blonde bread was
unruly, his gray dress shirt was wrinkled, and there was always a playful twinkle in his sea-green eyes.
Alexander frowned when he noticed that Duke had a lit cigarette in his hands and that the room had already
reeked of smoke.
“We will need a different private room,” Alexander told the manager.
“Certainly, sir,” he answered. /
Duke went out the door, and | watched him through the window as he put out his cigarette outside.
“Sorry about that,” Duke said when he cback through the door, grinning. “I didn’t know that Chloe would be
joining us. Of course, | don’t want her to inhale second-hand smoke.”
Five minutes later, the three of us were sitting in a new private room that looked identical to the last one.
| noticed that when | didn’t even open my menu and | already
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After we ordered, Duke turned to us
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Alexander set down his menu and glared at his friend from across the table. “Did you just askto lunch so
that you could gossip?”
Duke gasped and put his hand to his mouth in mock offense. That was another area where he was completely
different from Alexander. Duke was much more tic.
“Of course not, | actually have news to deliver to you,” he revealed.
Alexander leaned forward, his eyes flashing with excitement. “Okay, I'll bite. Tell me.”
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face looked when they put handcuffs
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pouted and crossed his arms. “Fine,
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