Noah had suggested we meet at this little cafe by the beach. It was outside the city and I was more than ok with that. There would be less chance of us running into anyone we knew. I pulled up and saw him sitting outside scrolling through his phone. He looked so peaceful, I took a moment to just watch him. When I was ready I got out of the car and started walking towards him.
“Mr. Stevenson.” Noah jerked his head up and looked at me.
“Frankie, you’ve got to stop with the Mr. Stevenson thing. You almost gave me a heart attack thinking one of my students was here.”
“Well, one of your students is here. Have you forgotten?”
“No. But I’m trying very hard to put that fact out of my mind. Are you going to sit or would you like to walk?”
“I think I’ll sit so we can get right to it.” I
