13- "Nice to see you again..."

Subconsciously, I immediately held on to Chris’s arm… tightly…

My dear friend looked at my hand and up to meet my eyes.

“Uhm, I think it’s better if we leave now…” I said, biting my lower lip.

He was a bit puzzled. “Why? And all of a sudden?”

“Uhm…” I was grasping some reasoning out of my mind though it was clouded with distraction because of the presence of the man who could just make my heart pound abnormally every time! “I remembered I forgot to look for something in the clothing section…”

“Later. After strolling over here, let's just head back there, alright? For the time being, let me look for a book to gift to the couple."

I couldn’t be eased anymore knowing that the macho hombre I had given myself with the night I was drunk was just a walk away from where we were standing right at the moment! I was no longer even able to smile! D*mn it!

The hold of my hand on my friend’s arm became tighter. “Chris, please?”

He was about to insist that we should stay here but the moment he saw