Don't see Alex again

Chapter 33

Ariel POV

Hanging out with Max today was so much fun, and I can't deny the joy I am feeling right now. You can call me greedy, but fuck! I don't want this to end, not ever.

"Don't you think we should head back to the office?" I ask him once we arrive at the front of the restaurant.

"No, I will go back later," He replies to me casually, looking a bit moody. What is going on in his mind? Is he feeling guilty about hanging out with me? Is he feeling like he's cheating on his wife? Those are the questions that never cease to flood my mind after I glance at him. I just wish that this man is mine, and nothing is stopping us from being together, but it hurts so much just at the thought of him being someone I can never be with.

"Hmm," I nod my head as we finally step into the restaurant. We have just been strolling around endlessly without a destination in our mind, or in my mind, rather. This restaurant is different from the one I've been to with Alex in the past.

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