Miles paused, his face a picture of confusion.

"Me, calling out for Esther?"

"Yeah, I heard it with my own ears. You said her name over and over!"

He glanced down, calculating the time in his head before responding, "The night you spiked my drink, I hadn't even met Esther!"

Sure, he knew of an Esther who had been sending him love letters, who apparently had a crush on him for the longest time but...

Miles was a tech guy through and through, his mind perpetually tangled in the web of computer networks.

He never once entertained the thought of getting to know any girl, let alone calling out Esther's name in a drunken stupor. Even if he was wasted, the idea was ludicrous. "You're lying. I don't believe you."

Felicity turned away, utterly unconvinced.

It seemed to her that all men were born liars, Miles included!

car fell silent

hard at work trying to recall that fateful

indeed been drugged, and admittedly, a bit

details were fuzzy at

him shouting Esther's name?

they've never met while drunk? He didn't even know what Esther looked like - whether her nose was big, her eyes were

"Absolutely!"

"Are you sure I wasn't just asking for water, like 'I

recalled waking up the next day, parched beyond

left him desperately thirsty, feeling as if every drop of moisture had been wrung out

"Water or Esther, you think I can't

few drinks too, trying to keep

easy for him to get the upper hand that night, given Felicity's fiery, untamed

how did you even know

a connection based on a few mumbled words,

two. You only used the towel she handed you during basketball games, and you even helped her move chairs. I saw it all with my own eyes! Even after graduation, the story

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