Shirley was taken aback, "You guys met up already?"

"Pure coincidence!" Audrey scoffed, "He was with Sylvia."

Shirley sensed a tone of bitterness in her voice and asked, "You know Sylvia?"

"My dad's firm did a collab with her PR agency once, I've heard her name. True to the rumors, she's quite a knockout."

Shirley picked up on the sour grapes in Audrey's voice and chuckled lightly, "You haven't, you know, still got a thing for Gabriel, have you?"

Audrey snorted derisively, "What's there to get over? It's not like he was into me. I just think it's hilarious how Gabriel's hit rock bottom, letting a gal buy clothes for him. Pathetic!"

Shirley objected, "You've got it all wrong, Gabriel's not that type of guy!"

"Years have passed, people change!" Audrey pursed her lips coldly, "Anyhow, I've got things to do, gotta go."

"Sure, let's catch up sometime," Shirley offered politely.

"We'll see."

Audrey hung up abruptly.

gripping her phone tighter, suddenly filled with a sense

That night

stood on the balcony smoking

thought we'd never

was deep and distant as twilight, "The world's only so big. Bumping

single. Had a few boyfriends,

so?" Audrey chuckled lightly, "Looks like we're both the same, not keen on being

Gabriel remained noncommittal.

Let's grab a drink,

Gabriel declined, "No need."

spoke, he heard Sylvia approach from behind, wrapping her arms around

silk nightgown, her touch cool and

his waist, her moist lips kissing his

catch up over a drink without you being

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