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Cassian stared at his Coke as he placed it back on the table, watching the cubes of ice bump against each other until they stopped moving before looking over at the pianist in the corner. The soft music suited the atmosphere of the dimly lit, quiet restaurant. It wasn’t a busy evening, there being only a few other diners around. Cassian smiled spotting the restaurant manager looking over at him, the man raised his brows as if he was wondering if they needed anything so Cassian quickly lifted his hand to signal that they were fine and looked back at Ryan who was focused on cutting some of his food.
“If I’m being honest, the other date was way better.” Cassian spoke causing Ryan to look up at him and glance around the restaurant.
“The boat? Definitely. I’m fighting sleep here.”
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