Chapter 24

Sebastian

"Miss me yet?" I asked Adira when she finally answered. She was definately one of those artsy people who would get lost in their art if you let them. I know a lot of came from how popular of a photographer she was, along with her charity work and I was just hoping to find ways to integrate myself into that, not take her away from it.

She is so different from the women I usually went for. I usually didn't mess with the innocent type at all, not at my age. But there was just something about her that night that drew me in a like a moth to a flame. I saw her standing there, a secret Mona Lisa type smile on her face absentmindedly petting her dog, genuinely lost in whatever memory the photos brought on. I wanted in on that secret at that moment and decided to speak up and tell her that I liked her work.

I had a hard time not laughing when she turned to look at me and was actually glad that I had dressed up for the occasion. Usually I try to avoid actually attending these