10. Alice's Night with Vivian!

VIVIAN SCOTT

Alice was stubborn. She tried to act tough. But behind that facade, I could sense some vulnerability. It felt like she was consciously hiding her interest in me, only to seem unaffected by my persona. Stupid girl! The harder she tried, the more evident it was.

I was curious to know more about her. She pulled me like a magnet, and I allowed myself to go in her direction. Her refusals to my offers didn’t bother me because I could recognize she was only masking her emotions, faking her attitude. Oh well, I, of course, wanted to ensure I was right. So, tonight, I was going to test it.

Putting a stop to my thinking, I turned to my right to watch the beautiful face sitting beside me. She swallowed her last piece of burger and smiled.

“Thank you for the food, Mr. Scott.”

“Call me Vivian,” I said, taking another cookie from her. “When you eat together, that too, in a car, you surely are friends.”

She grinned at my point. “That’s a good logic. But technically, we aren’t fri