Chapter 37: When Dinner Turns To A Drunk Romp

༺RAYNE༻

“A surprise?” I peer at Liam, my curiosity piqued.

What kind of surprise could he have prepared for me?

Jonathan opens the door and Liam steps out of the car. With the door still being held open for me, I come out slowly. And that's when I see it. We're parked in front of the diner we drove past when we first came to Albany.

Dine and Dance.

“What's going on?” I glance at Liam. “Why have you brought me here?”

“You wanted to come here, didn't you?” he says in a way that seems the words are heavy on his tongue.

I blink at him. Since when did he care so much about what I want to do? This is so unlike him.

“It wouldn't hurt to relax and unwind for a few hours before we go to the airport,” Liam says flatly. “Maybe this place will help take your mind off things.”

He gestures towards the diner, like he’s trying to convince himself that it’s a good idea as much as he’s trying to convince me. I bet he's just trying to make me feel good. He's trying to make up for what happened