Next One Is a Babe

Chapter 2138

Cindy agreed with what Otis said wholeheartedly. "You're right—everything will fall into place. We're only so young, and we haven't seen enough of the world yet to know where things are going to land, which kind of explains why we're such romantics."

She said this with a gentle tone. Otis eyed her for a beat or two before he nodded. "You're quite the astute one, young lady."

She wasn't sure if he was only playing up the compliment. She didn't think she was astute, but there had been plenty of occasions where she ran into dead ends and found herself completely at fate's mercy, so she had no choice but to let nature take its course.

After this, Otis went on to share little tidbits of his and his wife's married life. He spoke so calmly and affably that Cindy found herself resetting her mind and relaxing into the conversation, as though talking to him soothed her.

The three of them talked over the meal, but Cindy and Otis were mainly the ones who supplied the chatter in the room. Toward the end, Gary was the only one who had gone silent.

Gary paid the bill when they were finished with lunch, and the three of them stood at the entrance of the restaurant.

Otis glanced over at Gary's car and said, "You drive way too fast. You're still young, so stop rushing everywhere and take your time while doing things. It's how you build character, you know."

Gary chuckled as he turned to look at Otis. "You ever think that maybe you just drive too slow?"

Even Cindy had to admit that Otis was a slow driver, and it seemed like his manners on the road were evocative of his actual personality. He was always calm and behaved as if he had all the time in the world, which meant he worked at a slower pace than most. She wondered what his wife was like and if she was an impatient sort, because if that were the case, things would be interesting and chaotic in their household.

The three of them exchanged a few more pleasantries at the entrance of the restaurant before making their way over to the cars. This time, Cindy decided that she would hitch a ride with Otis, and she had suggested this on her own accord. She looked at Gary as she said, "I'll be going back to the company with Mr. Kaufmann to spare you from having to drop me off."

Gary gave her a look and drawled somewhat sarcastically, "How thoughtful of you."

She shrugged this off and ignored whatever implication there might be in his words. Then, she smiled as she waved him goodbye. "I'll get going. Goodbye, Mr. Frye."

With that, she went into Otis' car.

On the other hand, Gary walked down the front steps of the restaurant and stood there on the sidewalk without moving toward his car at all.

He was still rooted in place when Otis started his car and began to slowly pull away from the curb. In the passenger seat, Cindy did not turn to look at Gary, but from her peripheral view, she could tell that he had turned to look in her direction. In fact, she could sense his gaze lingering on her.

Both of them might not have said it in so many words, but it was clear to see that their friendship had been watered down by awkwardness.
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