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

guilty; he was just hard at work

drugged, and admittedly, a bit

were fuzzy at

Esther's name?

while drunk? He didn't even know what Esther looked like - whether her nose was big, her eyes were wide, or her lips were full, he couldn't say! "Are you sure

"Absolutely!"

I wasn't just asking

but he vividly recalled

desperately thirsty, feeling as if every

or Esther,

had a few drinks too, trying to keep up with

it wouldn't have been so easy for him to get the

how did you even know

based on a few mumbled words, she must have known

the towel she handed you during basketball games, and you even helped her move chairs. I saw it all with my own eyes!

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