|Sage's POV|
Ever since he has picked me up from the gym for an impromptu date, Xavier has been nothing but an absolute sweetheart.
With his kind words spoken to me and the way his eyes always bore into mine like he can see straight into my wretched soul...I cannot help but feel vulnerable but empowered at the same time around him.
He is nothing like the man who has raised me.
And with the way he has taken care of me and ensuring my comfort, I cannot help but think over and over again if the perception I made of him in the beginning had been wrong.
Two waiters arrive with our orders, with Xavier having mushroom raviolis and I taking a shrimp salad for myself with a plate of fried rice on the side.
I don't wish to eat anything that would result in me gaining weight before the we
