Forever and Always (Sequel to Nothing More, Nothing Less)

Chapter 37

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MAYA’S P.O.V.

            Harry pulled into the parking lot of a restaurant he’d never taken me to before. It wasn’t in town, but rather a couple towns over. Apparently he’d heard it was good, so he wanted to try it out. I couldn’t say no.

            We walked up to the front door and Harry held it open for all us.

            “Such a gentleman,” Anne teased, messing his hair a little bit. Harry laughed and we walked up to the front podium where a lady was going through some touch screen computer.

            “Hello,” she said sweetly when we walked up.

            “Table for four?” Harry asked nicely.

            She looked at her computer again, checking for open tables. She grabbed four menus and smiled at us, “Right this way,” she told us and we walked through the restaurant. I looked around at all the tables and waiters and waitresses bringing over food and taking orders. One waiter has his back to me, so I took a glance at his hair. Not in a weird way though, it was just the first thing I noticed about him. Why did that hair seem so familiar? I continued walking, ignoring the thoughts running through my mind. The waitress found us a table with booths and we thanked her. Harry and Anne slid in first and I sat down next to Harry with Gemma sitting across from me.

            We looked through our menus for a little bit when I felt Harry’s hand rest on my left thigh. I didn’t really mind all so much, in fact, I kinda liked it…

            A waiter walked up to our table, but I was looking at Harry.

            “Hello, my name is Tate and I’ll be your server today. Can I get you something to drink?”

            My head shot around and I locked eyes with him. My mouth dropped a little bit. He smiled widely.

            “Hello Maya! How are you?”

            “I-I’m good… how are you?” I felt Harry wrap his arm around my shoulders, somewhat protectively. Anne and Gemma looked confused.

            “I’ve been great,” Tate replied with a smile, “It’s nice to see you again.”

            “You too…” I said looking down at the table.

            “So can I get you all something to drink?” Tate asked again. Everyone else ordered while I played with the edge of my menu. I felt Tate’s eyes on me once everyone was finished. “Maya, would you like something?”

            “I’ll just have water, thanks,” I said quickly.

            “Okay, sure thing,” Tate said and he left our table. Why did I feel as if I was about to burst into tears. Harry noticed and pulled me closer to him.

            “Maya, what’s wrong?” Anne asked, noticing my sad expression. She’d been watching the whole scene unfold.

            “I…” I started and shook my head.

            “It’s complicated,” Harry filled in for me, “We’ll explain later.”

            “Are you sure?” Anne asked. I nodded quickly, feeling a lump in my throat. I swallowed it back down. I wasn’t going to start crying. Not now.