Chapter 9
I rushed out of work Thursday to meet Olivia for lunch. I was late, having lost track of time. I felt bad because she was always in a rush to get back to work.
When I pushed through the doors of Thai This, I scanned the restaurant. Olivia wasn’t there. I checked my phone and saw a text saying she’d be late and grinned.
“One today?” the hostess asked.
I shook my head and slid my phone away. “No, my friend is on her way. Two please.”
She grabbed a second menu and said, “Follow me, please.”
The spicy kick of the Thai food lit up my senses as I followed the hostess to a table. Olivia and I both loved Thai food, but her kids and Peyton weren’t fans so we rarely went. It was one of the many similarities we discovered after spending time together.
The waitress filled our water gl
