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.

had left, gripping

That night

from a shower, stood on the

was quite the surprise seeing you today. I thought we'd never cross paths again in this lifetime," Audrey began, her

distant as twilight, "The world's only so big. Bumping into each

old friend, "I'm still single. Had a few boyfriends, none right

like we're both

Gabriel remained noncommittal.

continued, "Where are you? Let's grab a drink,

Gabriel declined, "No need."

he heard Sylvia approach from behind, wrapping her arms

a thin silk nightgown, her touch cool

arms encircled his waist, her moist

catch up over a drink without you being so guarded?

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