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So dinner it was.
Kieran and I drove together since Zander’s teammates wanted to hang out after practice. Upon entering the restaurant, three pretty girls eyed Kieran. He tipped his head towards them.
“You know them?” I asked.
“They’re beginners at the pool,” Kieran muttered.
They waved at him and he barely spared them a glance.
“You’re such a snob!” I hissed at him.
It was true. My best friend was such a snob sometimes. He said he didn’t waste people's time by pretending to like them. Maybe growing up with 2 older brothers in an upper class family did that to him. He was a nice guy, once you peel all the layers of snobbishness.
I teasedhim all the time why he wasting his time, hanging out with me. His answer was always, "Cuz you're my best buddy, Ace."
Kieran, as a friend was funny, attentive, and generous. Under the public eye, he took on a different persona. Weekly Magazine called him a "good-looking, aloof, latest Swimming Sensation” in their rising sports stars edition.
Zander was stuck in traffic. Oh, and his teammates were coming with him. He asked me to order 10 orders of chicken wings. What was it with Zander and chicken wings?
I requested a table for 7 with the server. Kieran lifted an eyebrow, “He invited the whole team?”
“I guess.”
Kieran and I were watching the Food Network on TV as we patiently waited for our burgers. Thank god, the sweet potato fries came in first so we had something to munch on. I barely noticed people going in and out of the restaurant as my eyes were glued on the mouth-watering delicacies on the 52” TV screen.
I was lost in the world of fried chocolate ice cream when a muscular arm pulled me to his side.
"Sorry we’re late. The guys really wanted to come with,” Zanderkissed the side of my head.
I turned to face him. My face still heated up with PDA’s.
"No worries, we got here maybe 15 minutes ago.” He looked so yummy in his polo shirt, jeans, and freshly showered hair. I stayed in his embrace.
Our table was now filled with a bunch of heavily muscled guys. I felt small compared to the giants sitting at our table. Zander sat to my left and Kieran to my right.
Zander kept the conversation light while he held my hands.The server took their orders; Zander was finishing his third plate of the chicken wings.
I recognizedall of the guys with him. I have seen them at his football practices.
Jack, one of the behemoths, asked Kieran, "Dude, aren't you that super-fast swimming dude?!"
I laughed at that. Kieran hated the word ‘dude’; especially, whenit was used to address him.
Kieran simply said, "Ahuh" whileeating his fries.
Jack was oblivious to Kieran’s disinterest. "No wonder you look familiar. My girlfriend's friend has your poster up on her wall."
I burst into complete laughter. I almost choked on my burger.
Kieran tapped my back, "Ace, yougot to stop choking today."
Zanderasked, "You choked today?!"
Luckily, his voice was drowned out by the multiple conversations happening in our table.
I shrugged my shoulders, "Early this morning, at the pool, lost my focus, I swam under and had water up my nose.Kieran’s just overreacting."
I redirected the attention to Kieran, "So, Jack, tell me about the poster on your friend's wall."
