The River at Night(3)

9

With uneasiness, I arrived at the restaurant where Aaron and I would meet.

I was ready to tell him the truth.

I believed Aaron was smart enough to recognize me.

I was waiting for his surprised look.

I was ready to answer his questions.

But when we met, Aaron didn't mention anything about the past.

"I finally meet my counselor."

Aaron looked at me and said with a smile, "You are beautiful, Maggie."

He talked about the topics we had talked about on the Internet, about the present and the future with me, just like we were close friends. There was no embarrassment.

After all, we were very familiar with each other in the past half a year. At least, I knew Aaron's past very well.

Just as I thought, Aaron was really a gentleman. He had taken all my emotions into consideration.

He probably didn't relate me to the fat girl a month ago.

After all, no one would have thought that someone would lose nearly 30 pounds in 60 days.

After dinner, Aaron stopped me and said, "Maggie, when