"Are you alone?"
Summoning her patience, Arabella bit back the sigh that rose to her lips and looked up impatiently.
“Thought you might join us if you're alone.” invited her intrepid admirer, flashing her a hopeful smile as he stared at her in intense admiration.
It had been a mistake.
Taking refuge in that cafe had seemed like a good idea at first, even if she didn't like crowded places, Arabella thought that it was better to stay in there for a while bearing the noises than outside to get soaked by the icy rain.
She had also been lucky enough to find an empty table at the back of the room, where she could sit and sip some hot tea while waiting for the rain to subside.
However, she hadn't considered that the place would be full since it was Saturday and that, like her, many other by
