Thirteen

"How 'bout that place?" I pointed at the elegant restaurant with gold lighting.

"It's so pretty," Madelyn exclaimed.

"Too fancy," Adrian glanced at me.

"Perfect," I grinned and dragged Adrian and Madelyn towards the entrance.

"My wallet's having palpitations!"

"C'mon Adriannnn!" I whined making puppy eyes. "We have to celebrate this! I'll take you to watch the next Marvel movie,"

"That's a promise," he raised his eyebrows.

"Yes," I smiled, reassuring him.

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We sat at a small round table fit for three.

"Good evening," I heard a deep voice. "Welcome to The Sizzling Griddle! I'm Eric, your waiter for the evening. How can I help you?"

"Good evening, Eric. We'd like to see the menu card before ordering," Adrian responded.

"Yes, sir,"

"Hey," Madelyn nudged me. "He's cute,"

"Who?" I looked up from my phone.

"Pay attention, you idiot!" Madelyn whispered. "The waiter! He's gorgeous!"

"What the hell!?" I started laughing.

"Dude, I'm serious!" She said. "You're laughing but yo