CHAPTER 105

THE PAST

We left the park and took a stroll around the city, under the night lights. I looked so out of place walking around in my three piece suit, but it didn’t matter. The gravel crunched under my shoes on the small path we were walking. I racked my brain for the right words to say, but I still couldn’t come up with them. It still felt so surreal that Hazel was actually in front of me.

“So…” she said, breaking the silence. “Christian Walker. You’re kind of a big deal aren’t you?”

I chuckled awkwardly, scratching the back of my neck. “I wouldn’t say that.”

“Oh come on,” she nudged the side of my stomach playfully. “You don’t have to be humble or anything. I saw the table when I walked into the restaurant. It was quite obvious that you were the boss.”

“That obvious?” I asked.

She laughed, making that melodious sound that I loved. “Jarring actually.”

I laughed along with her, feeling the nerves slowly depart me. “What gave it away? Was it the suit?”

“A three piece,” she mused. “It was