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mot and lavender. Alwa
as I stepped into the restaurant, m
ed on my lips u
t he was the one I was looking for. After all,
ending on a surprise. But before I could lean in and whisper in his ear,
ke his had given him away to me earl
ot his usual wide smile, but a for
aving a
his smile as I sat across hi
inally asked that had been lingeri
Again. "Yes, I'm good. Ju
be deeper into the matter, instead, I chose to relax and enjoy the
joked, trying to ease the sudden ten
ormal, but I couldn't ask. It was as if my t
nkly and straightened up as soon
asked him, my eyes on the menu, c
delicious, but I had to settle for one, which I did. B
m replied, and
eady, I straightened up, meeting Liam's
rong lately that could make him avoid my gaze,
om my observation since my arrival, it seemed so
well-known restaurant downtown, I thought it wa
erent teams, and we rarely have time for dates anymore, s
summer gown and Ember, m
tened up once more, as if finding coura
ed, pausing for a second before continuin
s on him, as I waited
d, a small smile stretched on my lip
ous breath before saying three words that I nev
nd me stopped a
table, the slow music playing in the ba
iam and I were the only one left in the
brows arched, and a painful
ida. I'm tired of t
seemed to push past my chest, pierc
as breaking up with me. Last I remembered, we didn'
w
d, but no wor
wrong?" I whispered, my vo
re almost impossi
egatively. "No, you didn't
ce trailed off, tears
ress returned and placed my order on the tab
and placed a $100 bill on the table. "I
away, his cologne w
was the deal, but he
well in holding back broke out, drawing a
ainst the table and
don't have a boyfriend anymore, and he didn't e
towards the entrance door, ready to leave, but no
rother. The captain of the Phoen
met and h
ed to avoid his gaze, but my puffy
tightened, and his ey
something like anger flickere
wkwardly, looking away, while ho
er, this time, his voice edgier and
ck know I just got my heart broken, hence the tears. In
my tears for when I'