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It had been a situation I couldn’t easily escape, nothing more. My mother knew that, and so did Alexander, so Diana’s remark didn’t sting as she probably intended.

Still, Alexander’s jaw tightened slightly as he turned back to me, and I gave him a reassuring smile. This was one battle I wasn’t about to fight–Diana’s words didn’t have power here.

The conversation shifted as the waitress came to take our orders. Polite chatter filled the majority of the meal, with Diana seemingly having a wonderful time. My mother ever the gracious conversationalist, kept things flowing, filling the silences when I couldn’t think of anything to say to the woman who had so easily gotten under my skin.

Each time I glanced at Alexander, I noticed him watching not in the playful, suggestive way he had back at the pool, but with a quiet, steady gaze that spoke of concern

He could sense my unease, and it made me feel guilty. Alexander already had enough on his plate without me adding to his worries.

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before we were wrapping up our meal and preparing to head our separate ways. The days leading up to

murmured conspiratorially, “Let’s give the kids a moment to say their goodbyes,”

out of earshot, Alexander turned to me. “Are you

automatically, but then I hesitated, frowning as I shook my head. “Actually… no. There’s something

my mother?” he

confessed, my voice barely above a

making comments like that to you all day?”

the way she’s been talking about

“How do you mean?”

rumors about you than meets the eye,” I said hesitantly, “and

expression growing serious. He glanced over his shoulder in the direction our mothers had gone before turning back to me. “Well, she’s not wrong. I do have secrets.” His lips quirked into a small, knowing smile. “But you and

smiled. He was right–we both had our secrets. Perhaps Diana’s behavior came from a place of genuine concern, fearing that I didn’t fully understand what I was getting into. Could I really begrudge her that, even

said softly. “But… it doesn’t bother you

though there was a flicker of frustration in

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