BOOK 2: 17. Sinner

So it turns out that Noah was back in town, and he was the owner of the Café. I had no idea (not that there was any way I could’ve known) but I had no idea he was back, and I could understand why he didn’t reach out to me even though we ended on good terms.

Noah looked good, very good like had gone through a glow-up. I couldn’t quite tell what about him had changed, but it was obvious something changed; he looked more attractive than I remember. His body; his chest looked bigger than I remember, and his arms in that tight navy blue shirt, looked like they went through a lot of work in the gym. I had to remind myself to keep my eyes on his face the entire time at the café.

Noah and I fell into a light conversation with Aaliyah, who kept her eyes on Noah in a way that said she didn’t recall where she might have seen him, bu