Chapter 24
GrahamAfter our lopsided games of pool, we settled in at the bar and waited for Melissa and Kyle to join us. Alexa’s friend called as we were wrapping up to see if she wanted to hang out.
I ran to the bathroom, and when I returned, Alexa’s petite, dark-haired business partner was holding hands with a stocky blond guy who had to be her fiancé. We exchanged introductions and found a table.
“What have you guys been up to tonight?” Melissa asked.
“Someone was killing me at pool, and now I owe her drinks.”
Melissa gave Alexa a high five and shook her head at me. “Her dad taught her to play pool when she was, like, four or five years old. She’s a pool shark. She suckered you.”
“You were hustling me?”
“You’re the one who suggested we go play pool. I’m trying to be an agreeable w
