and my heart hammered in my chest. Any minute now I would be caught like a deer in the headli

f a bloody

colate mousse,

ped.

, ma

unter's smirk broadened, and my eyes widened. She pla

spoonful of mousse in her mouth. "Mhm... Donna, did we change the

I was holding. Phew!

ight at your face, Hunter William King! What did he think? I would sit and cry? Ha! I learned from the very best.

in that large kitchen with so many cupboards and supplies at first, but eventually, I did it. I didn't wanna face the wrath of Julia

ate life of

*

t was a sight to behold." I cackl

m right!"

didn't take a pic

"I will n

u girls."

a meet at our

to come. I… I'm tak

velation, I

r date. I and Em

without me, or I'll fill

w!

. "Alright. Enjoy your day, Beth, and Ana, I'l

e stairs, shoes dangling from my fingers when my eyes fell on the

his bright smile was back on his face.

ht? You lo

shot me a smile that

me. He certainly wasn't

s just... Hunter was supposed to go to the pool club with me b

ter and his bl

ead. "Wanna go get som

m ear to ear. He jumped up from the sofa in a flash and was al

the holy

*

nk dress with long hair

sitting in my favorite ice cream parlor waiting

ith him? I opened my mouth to ask, but the clinking of the bell seized

d her. I missed her so much. She retur

ut it felt like a year to me. I got so much to tell ymm phm mmph...

lk on the phone

.." This time it wasn't me who stopped he

was M

staring

staring

t them. What we

Ah, Matt, that's Liliana, my bestie! And Ana, that's Mat

p from his seat and ex

just st

hook his ha

e just

ng him with the blush still painting her pale face. I

, thoughts flew out the window as I took a spoonful of the ice-holy-cream in my mouth, moaning from the heavenly taste

, and I turned my attention to the direction. Three guys sat at a corner table, watching us and making g

I wasn't having an intimate date with my newly ordered ice cream. It was my third bowl now whereas Matt and Ana were still on their first bowls w

d I just m

*

pay! It wa

this gentleman do at least

pay for mine.

if I let you pay in my presence," saying that

ate most of it anyway. I got up and ran af

shooting us glares, we settled on paying half each. Matt i

before us. Those three guys from earlier were sitting there, the one with the s

bastards! I w

a by the collar and threw him across the room. The other two got up and launched towards him, b

" Ana

kicks at all the three men, earning some back. I spotted a broken plank and debated o

eet. Oh, would you look at that? It was the same guy who mad

for swee

crunching sound echoed throughout the shop, yielding a satisfying smile on my face. The guy let out a loud grunt and went back to kiss

just broke

d and ran out of the parlor wit

att. "Oh God,

ed lips and wiped the blood flowing from a cut on his left brow. H

thing, did they?" Matt asked, his

got hurt because o

y-formed couple in front of me. They were the perfect match for each other. Without warning,

e they didn't do anything to you." I wanted to go after those bastards

spered and pulled out of the

us. "I am truly, utterly sorry for this in

oom. It was a mess with broken tables and chairs everywhere.

sied. "Thank you! Thank you very mu

ed back at us. "Let's go! I w