"I’m from Falkirk, you?"
"Livingston, quite far from Falkirk."
"What about Miss Karin?" William turns his gaze to the left.
"Oh, I’m from London, even farther."
"Haven’t you two graduated yet?"
Billie answers in a rush, "We have graduated from master programs, and now studying for PhD. Degree."
William smiles, "Great, quite ambitious."
"Ambitious? If it weren’t for…" She thinks for a while and swallows the rest of her words.
"For what?"
"Nothing."
William stops asking and points to the counter in the front and says, "Would you like to drink something?"
"Anything except alcohol." Karin says first.
"What about Miss Billie?"
"Oh, don’t call us Miss. It sounds weird. It’s a fate that we’ve met. Just call us by our names."
Billie has a cheerful personality, and she doesn’t like to address others as Mr. or Miss.
"Okay."
The waiter starts serving the dishes, and William says, "Bring us some bottles of beer and other drinks."
"I would definitely drink beer. A woman who can't drink can't get married nowadays."
Karin stares at her, "Nonsense. Women who like to drink can't get married. Who wants to marry an alcoholic home?"
"You don't have to be drunk. Drinking is a lifestyle, am I right? William?"
Billie raises her eyebrows and asks, but he remains silent with a smile on his face.
"I want to grow old with you, cherishing every moment of love, until that day you and I will become old, and the stars will still shine although our hair is white…"
Karin’s phone rings. She stands up hurriedly and speaks in a low voice, "I'll answer the phone."
Staring at her back, Billie smiles ambiguously, "The man calls. Look how shy she is."
"What man?"
"Her boyfriend."
quite surprised, "She
to
"No, I’m just asking."
but a flash of complexity appears
quiet place and answers the phone,
I’ll pick you up for lunch
embarrassed, "But
"So early?"
senior, and he treated us to lunch. It’s
"What senior?"
him, "The one on the blind date last
a while,
"What?"
As expected, she
forced you to go on
carefully, and finally she says,
"Tell me."
with unfamiliar men, especially those who claim to be alumni or old folks
"And?"
bad guy will not write the word ‘bad
"And?"
vigilance against
"Good."
satisfied, "Keep these words firmly in mind. I am not
"Okay, got it."
"I asked you to bring beers and
I'm sorry, I forgot because I was so
waiter keeps nodding
Call your manager over. Who will come to a restaurant
William says gently and tries to mediate the
it now." Karin hurriedly
what do you mean? You two sing a duet
Look at that girl,
have a bad
you have a bad temper. Why does William
smiles, "Billie is saying that girls of Edinburgh have a bad temper, but guys
talk and laugh, and the lunch
Troy receives a call from Mia during a meeting. He glances at it
then she will text him. Though it is only a few words,
drives to Mia’s place, and Mia has been waiting for a long time.
"Please have a seat."
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