ALICEI hadn't seen his face in so long that I completely forgot that he existed."That's a shit ton of security out there," he remarked with a smile on his face. "What're you expecting? A terrorist attack?""What do you want, Todd?"He put his hands up in mock surrender. "I'm just a regular customer. I don't want to cause any trouble. Two pistachio cream croissants, please."If I could, I'd kick him out. I didn't know what to make of this unexpected visit, but I didn't have high hopes for it. I got his order ready, took the payment, then asked him to leave."Come on, Alice. What have I ever done to you to make you this mad?""You know as well as I do," I replied calmly, looking around to make sure nobody was listening to this crap. "I don't know what you're trying to do, but it's not going to work. Please, leave."Todd smiled, and this time, his expression changed completely. He didn't look cocky as usual—he looked sad. "I figured we'd get along now that we have so much in common. We
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