's P

rrow lane. About a hundred meters in, he stops in

tourists or anything. On the other end of the restaurant, there was a small garden. It was beautiful. Clusters of daisies were peeping th

e in awe. It radiated a warm feeling that

ound the room and took their seats while I stayed standing and hesitating. Unlike

hair that nobody sat on. I could feel the employees staring at me as I rema

an, but now, it was also everyone around him. Some had a confused look plastered on their f

legs as I tentatively walked o

id and pulled out

zed immediately, but he looked utterly unaffected by it. His hands were still on the ch

Ethan. "Are you sure they'r

uldn't

s of a feather floc

miles, "just so you know, we all h

lus, we're not that

uch selfish and stereotypical though

at," I muttered out, tryi

up his half-smile. I guess he cares about his boys. What I didn't understand was how coul

'll ever happen." I

ing look before shakin

he called out,

lowed the last of the water in my g

"Yeah, we know dude. She'

he actually knew who I was even though I've always sat in the

a few seconds before turning her head over to

friend's face. "Wait, isn

sitting with her

ght or something?" An

ral instinct of mine to stay silent and look down. Leighton's eyes roamed around the room t

again. "Don't you

of an appropriate reply but nothing came to my mind. I was too busy worrying about what everyone else was t

kered quietly, but still

er to come to sit with him. I was definitely not the cool, smart Maya that aced every

t I knew it was something negative about me. She took a sip o

disappointed at, myself, or the fact that I was never going to be enough to be with someone like Ethan. He was in a completely different wor

er, she'd probably tell Leighton to write it

me as he shifted his position, no

er to do than be a bitch all

lasers out of her eyes at me. As for her group of minions, they all had the same surprised expr

er once felt threatened by him until today. The fact that he swo

him swear a handful of times. This must be one of the very rare occasions where he feels the need to. Ethan has been not

ne he barely knew and also at the fact that he cussed at

ul smile. "You didn

." He said

nk y

hed lightly. "You have to adm

. "Whateve

okay?"

ne. Don't wor

Leighton says. You d

could be talking about. As far as I kn

d I won't let Leighton and her friends

l smile and thank

e food to arrive. With my head tilted forward slightly to listen better, I was amazed

lk about the next outfit choice. Connor was speaking more freely and enthusiastically than the rest,

sta, potato gnocchi to calzones that melted in your mouth, I felt like I just died and went to food heaven. The Caprese with the tomatoes and mozzarell

said, taking anothe

er every bite you

eeks while raising a smile. "I just

that

or you," I said, "live t

smile on his face. "You