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private room as I head

arranging some wine bottles in the bar. He turn

ced the bottle in his hands on the shelf.

. "I thought something had happened to you. Y

oncern his eyes held. He

te." I whisper

ed out the tear that

act cute." He tur

y." I sighed. "I had a lot going

turned t

without a word?" he asked as he

g nowhere now." I sm

fore I could process his actions, he had jumped over the bar

as I tried to p

to my shoulders. I chuckled

a new girlfriend while

!" he ha

thing!" I fawned as

when I did. He was just sixteen years old when I met him. He looked so cute and innocent that I

te grinned. His smile al

the moment. "I'm sorry to disturb you guys, but I need a ref

pace to attend to the lady. I could almost swear I saw her glare at

y at her actions. She cle

e right back." I told him as I grabbed my bag a

He nodded as I hea

s half past ten. I should be on my way home. But I needed to inform Nate, so the young boy

his phone. He looked all cute with the attention

led, and he r

ck." He smiled

need to leave now.

hy

d reluctantly. "Don't worry. I'll surely come ba

trying to recognize who it was, but no memories of him was forthcoming

you?" I

arlier." He chuckled. "My name is Roman. Nice to meet y

asked when I eventuall

e a proper apolo

he clumsy one. I'm sorry I bumped into you." I a

ously licked my lips. I was getting pi

ologize. I'm sorry." He sm

ed to leave once again, but he stopped me. "Dude

us if you've accepted t

s?

was

another section of the VIP room. "My friend is over

Geez! Sam, you're a fool. He

asked, stretching

Or shoul

to know more about Ryan's life after

ed off, hoping I'd complete it. I g

" I turned to Nate, who watched the drama unf

grinned as he hurried to get

o him and then turned

y 'after you' but

irst." He

ur

that sat across the room. He seemed to focu

m, waving him out

ly at me before

if I join y

is head negatively, and

ing posture. "I didn't get the name e

ep myself anonymous

im think I'd te

s drink. I glanced at Ryan, who

here. I should leave." I said as I att

I'm sorry if I've made you uncomfortab

He told me as he

kn

ted the

meet yo

thing but was cut off by a ringtone. "Excuse m

from us to a

at me. "What do you do?" I asked

on't kn

urse,

tressing the "p" soun

ted every lady to know him as the city's sweetheart and

u should tell me what

me, I guess I have no choice b

did that aga

s Corporation." I frowned for a seco

a bell?" I asked, wiping

y don't know m

I don

you live in

lifted his cup and emptied

sked. "You ju

and turned to me. "I'll see you a

Cinderella." He muttered under hi

He glanced at me and sh

d him. But what t

tch and realized I had

m before standing to my feet. I hung my

ed, which brought me to an

es

meet a

ng him to hold o

after I remained sil

lied, and I walke