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“Oh, I’m sorry, Ted. Ted this is Samuel,” Averie said.
“Oh, Samuel are you a family member?” I heard the doctor say, but I didn’t acknowledge his existence.
“Hey, did I leave my tie at your place when I spent the night a few days ago?”
She completely turned to face me and tilted her head.
“Samuel, are you serious right now?” She smirked.
“What?” I shrugged. “It was a long night, and I can’t remember if you took it off or if I did. I meant to look for it when we woke up, but I got distracted by you in that peach robe.”
“Um, Averie…” the doctor said from across the table, but she didn’t acknowledge him because she’d started laughing.
“What’s so funny?” He asked.
“Tim, I’m sorry,” she continued laughing.
“TED!” He corrected.
“Ted!” She said while trying not to laugh.
Watching her laugh made me chuckle.
Ted didn’t think it was funny.
“I see why you’re still single,” Ted fumed as he stood from the table. “This date is over!”
His dramatic statement made Averie laugh harder. Ted turned and left the restaurant in a huff.
A huff…what man leaves in a huff?…clown.
“Bye Ted,” I called behind him.
Averie finally sobered from her laughter and wiped her eyes.
“Samuel! Why would you do that?” She slapped my arm but was still smiling.
“What?”
“You had him thinking we’d slept together!”
She’d smeared her eye makeup a little. She sat still while I used the table napkin to remove the smear. I’d watched my mother and sister do that, a million times.
“There,” I put the napkin back on the table. “A wise man would have asked the question instead of assuming. He didn’t ask, so he didn’t know. You laughed,” I chuckled.
“His face is what made me laugh. Did you see it? It was like a cross between a deer caught in the headlights and an angry baby,” she started laughing again. “What are you doing here?”
“I was having dinner with the fellas,” I motioned behind me.
She turned and waved at them. They all waved back.
They’d left the door to the private room open. They had no confidence I could come down here and behave. They wouldn’t have been able to get to me before I knocked him out, though. I’m sure they knew that.
“I hope you don’t mind me saying you are stunning in this dress, Ms. Patterson.”
“I don’t mind at all. Thank you, Mr. Valentine.”
“Why were you out with that clown?”
