TWENTY SIX

After the meal, he paid while Elaine went into the kitchen to say goodbye to Amanda.

"Elaine is it true?" Amanda asked on seeing her.

"Is what true?" She feigned ignorance, of course she knows what she was asking about.

"I heard that Tom kissed you in the diner!"

"Yes."

"What? Wait, are you two a thing now? I saw the way he was looking at you when I was talking to you both but I just didn't see this coming."

"Well, it's not something new nor something to worry about. What's wrong when a boyfriend kisses his girlfriend?"

"What? Wait, seriously? You two are now together?"

"Yes Amanda."

"But Elaine, what about Jasper? I heard he will be coming back for good this time and now this? The whole town won't stop talking about this in forever!"

"Why should I care? It's not like I'm cheating on him. I mean, it's nearly a year now since we broke up. Why can't everyone see that and stop acting like I'm committing a heinous crime" she was slightly offended by Amanda'