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

feeling guilty; he was just hard at work trying to recall that fateful

indeed been drugged, and admittedly,

details were fuzzy at

him shouting Esther's name? That was

all, who calls out for someone they've never met 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 it was Esther's name

"Absolutely!"

wasn't just asking for water, like 'I need

he vividly recalled waking up the next day,

that drug left him desperately thirsty, feeling as if every drop of moisture had been

"Water or Esther, you think I can't tell

had a few drinks too, trying

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

you even know about

her to make such a connection based on a few

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 of you two was legendary. How could I not know who

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