Biking Around The Neighborhood (Part 7 of 12) (A Friends to Lovers Sweet Romance)
“You haven’t been in town since high school. What’s your day to day life like out there? Is the city really all it’s cracked up to be? Gold paved streets and all that?”
Olivia typed the address to the restaurant in her phone. A five-minute drive.
Where could he be taking her?
She rolled her eyes and smiled when she pulled into the parking lot.
The Den.
“Really, Josh?” she mumbled.
She got out of the car and adjusted the sleeves of her flannel. When she entered the bar, she noticed Josh sitting at a booth by himself.
“I should’ve known,” she said. “I didn’t think twice when you sent me the address. You could’ve just said meet me at The Den.”
“What would be the fun in that?” he replied. He gestured to the seat across from him. “How’s your day been?”
Olivia slid into the booth. Josh sported a black leather jacket and a pair of jeans. His shirt underneath looked like merch from the local band they’d see as teenagers every weekend.
“Is that really?” she pointed to his shirt.
“The very same,” he replied. “Is it a good thing or a bad thing that it still fits?”
They both laughed.
“I wonder what they serve for dinner in an establishment as fine as this one,” she asked.
“Only the best. You should stop in here on a Friday sometime.”
“Funny. Feels like I just did that the other day. Come to think of it… You were here, too.”
“Small world,” he replied. He shrugged his shoulders.
His expression went from playful to serious.
“It’s nice to see you again, V,” he said.
“You haven’t called me that since high school.”
“You haven’t been in town since high school. What’s your day to day life like out there? Is the city really all it’s cracked up to be? Gold paved streets and all that?”
“Gold streets aren’t in the budget, but that hasn’t stopped me from living there. I like it in
the city. I really do. You should visit me sometime.”
“I’d like that.”
Olivia shifted in her seat.
“Is this a date?” she asked.
“You tell me.”
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