’ and questions such as ‘Is that you?’ And each time, she denied their suspicions. Nearing closing, Al came bouncing out of his office with a hu...ge smile and approached his most valuable employees Stew and Rosangela. He announced, ‘Great news!’ His smile beamed with pride. The two employees looked to their employer with question and smiles. Al cleared his throat and announced, ‘We have been given the honor of being the first bookstore to start off Victor Hardway’s signing tour!’ he clasped his. All I had to do is have confidence, believe in myself, and I can stroll in like the mighty centaur and save the damsel in distress whenever she needed.Needless to say, dude stopped punching me at some point. I opened my eyes (well, eye --- one of them was swollen shut) to see the group of high school girls looking down on me, concerned."Are you okay?" the blonde one who I'd later find out was named Jamie, asked. "Yeah, that was really brave what you did," the hot brunette, Lara, added."Yeah,". He turned around and held Lea close. He stroked her back and dropped a kiss on her forehead. ‘I am sorry,’ said Lea remorsefully as she pulled away and looked at Ken. ‘I didn’t …’ ‘… Shh … Don’t say anything,’ said Ken as he kissed her cheek. ‘It’s not your fault.’ ‘Why don’t you like him?’ asked Lea as she looked at Ken and ran her fingers through his hair. ‘I am just curious.’ ‘It’s not about like, Lea. It’s about trust. I don’t trust that guy,’ said Ken as he pulled Lea’s hand into his and. I remember. I’ve been here before.” Walking through the living room behind me, she observed, “Nothing’s changed. It’s exactly the same.”In the kitchen, I poured her a mug. “Milk? Sugar?”“Black, please.” She sat at the kitchen island counter.Placing the mug in front of her, I asked, “Not that I’m complaining, but what brings you here?”She smiled. “I told you. You didn’t call.”“Was I supposed to?”She laughed. “Why do you think a girl gives a guy her number? For prosperity?”I smiled. “No. Out of.