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.

the direction Gabriel had left, gripping her phone tighter, suddenly filled

That night

shower, stood on the balcony smoking when Audrey's call

seeing you today. I thought we'd never cross

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

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

both the same, not keen

Gabriel remained noncommittal.

are you? Let's grab a drink, my

Gabriel declined, "No need."

spoke, he heard Sylvia approach from behind, wrapping

thin silk nightgown, her touch

waist, her moist lips kissing

old friends, aren't we? Can't we catch up over a drink without you being so guarded?

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