The Sway and Slide of Love by Jean Song

Chapter 108 Chapter 108

Hendrix never brought up that night again, and Noelle didnt, either.

Two days later, Clark asked her out again, saying he wanted to grab some sliders.

It was the first time Noelle realized asking someone out could be that simple.

Clark was fun to be around. He loved a good time and always knew how to make it happen. He grew up

in

Coppersville, where nearly everyone in his circle knew him. Yet he wasn't drawn to flashy, extravagant clubs or

bars.

Instead, he preferred taking Noelle down old alleyways. Sometimes, they'd try a local delicacy, and other times, they'd pick up quirky trinkets.

Hendrix, who also grew up in Coppersville, never took Noelle to places like that. They went out alone only a few times, and when they did, it was always to high-end restaurants.

Noelle took him to a barbecue joint,

manage meal that

He didn't carry the aloof, superior attitude that

Noelle, telling her that after a few meetings,

Every time Noelle saw him, she felt genuinely happy. It was that carefree, uncomplicated happiness. At that

moment.

about their meetups, though. Throughout it all,

again. They were at the busiest arcade in Coppersville. It was packed with kids running around, but Clark seemed to fit

while, Noelle's mood lightened, and she

in front of a row

as if he were about to take

this today!" Clark said, his gaze locked on

failed attempt, he nudged Noelle to grab mon

headed over to get more

arcade was the biggest in Coppersville, always packed with people. As Noelle stood quietly in line at the token machine, someone brushed past

into was nothing unusual in a crowd like that, but Noelle felt the person's hand linger on