Hallie knew about the “secret" date before it even happened.
Amber called her, saying that her friend Tessa was going to meet Luke, supposedly to discuss how she can get ahead in business.
So, this was his go-to move. Pretending it wasn't a date when it clearly was. They were to meet at the Lonesome Cactus. Amber even told her the exact time.
She didn't know she could count of Amber's loyalty, but her old classmate was probably jealous that Luke had chosen Tessa instead of her, so she had a good motivation to ruin his date too.
Hallie arrived at the Cactus before them and concealed herself behind the slot machine, her face covered by bug-eyed shades. Soon enough, Luke arrived with his date. Hallie waited, biding her time and sipping an orange vodka cocktail.
She didn't want to interru
