035

Camille:

“You look so beautiful,” Reggie said when he saw me.

I smiled as I slid into the seat in front of him, but it didn’t quite reach my eyes. I had just put on an old Jean dress that wasn’t even normally appropriate for a ‘date’, so I knew his compliment was just his way of buttering me up.

“Thanks,” I said off-handedly, lifting the menu that was on the table and glancing through it.

“So how have you been?” He asked.

“Fine,” I replied without looking up.

“Okay…” he muttered.

At that time, the waiter got to our table and asked us if we had made a decision on what to eat. I gave him my order and so did Reggie. After he left, I dropped the menu and started to scroll through my phone.

From the corner of my eye, I saw him fidget with his hands and look around, clearly unsettled by how uninterested I was acting around him. That had been my intention and I was glad it was taking place.

“Look, I’m sorry,” he said finally, hitting the nail on the head. “I shouldn