“I backed away from the gravitational pull that was Aiden Stone.”
* * *
I confidently walked up to Aiden, who had a look of discomfort on his face. As soon as he saw me, his expression lit up, and then darkened again as if remembering how we parted at my apartment.
“Hello, gentlemen. My name is Julia. A VIP party we had reservations for never showed and we have enough room for two more patrons in our other section. Unfortunately, the section you’re in now has become over capacity for your server to handle. Would you two like to join me over on the other side? A round of shots will be on me for the inconvenience,” I said with a wink and a smile.
Aiden immediately jumped up and said, “Well, of course, we would never pass up a free round of shots, would we, Coda?” He never took his eyes o
