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A few minutes later Sadie came out with their drinks, but she wouldn't meet his eye. He didn't care for that one bit. When she left, he got up to use the bathroom. That’s when he spied her in the small hallway checking her phone before sliding it back into her apron pocket.
"Sadie," he said quietly.
She turned to him and looked at him with an expression he wasn't quite sure how to read.
"Umm... I'm sorry about that," he said shoving his hands into his pockets.
"About what?" she said with a shrug.
"My parents being... well, being my parents."
"Please. They're nice. Don't worry about it."
"Are you sure?" There was still something off, he would swear it. Maybe she was just thrown off because she was at work? Whatever it was he didn't care for it.
"Yep, everything’s good."
"Okay, I'll see ya later?"
She nodded and he made his way down the narrow hallway.
As they waited for their food they chatted about his recent jobs and town gossip, but Lucas's eyes kept finding Sadie.
"You really like her, don't you?" asked his mother.
"What?" Lucas asked, as he processed what his mother had just said.
"Sadie, your new neighbor. You like her, right?"
And with a sigh, Lucas nodded. Yes, he may be a grown man, but there was no use trying to keep his parents, his mother specifically, out of his business. "I'm definitely interested in seeing where things go, but I think I need to take it slow with her. I feel like she's really going through it."
"Oh, the poor thing," his mother said with a frown.
"Is she still grieving her aunt?" his father asked.
Lucas nodded. "I think that's part of it, but I don't know, I just get a feeling."
That wasn’t true, he did know, but it wasn’t his story to tell.
The conversation came to an end, much to Lucas's relief as Sadie came to their table to bring them their food.
"Sadie, do you have any plans tonight?" asked his mother.
"Ummm, no I don't," Sadie said as she looked between him and his mother with a scrunched brow.
"Well, what do you say to coming to watch Lucas's game with us?"
"Mom," Lucas groaned. He wished he was surprised with her behavior,but this was pretty much par for the course when her.
"Oh, do you have a hockey game tonight?" she asked him.
"I do, but please you don't have to come."
"I'd love to. What time is it?" she asked.
"Puck drops at 7. We'll save you a seat."
"I'll be there. Enjoy your food," Sadie said before turning to leave.
