Chapter Five
Eliza and Melissa exchanged looks, unable to hide their surprise. Theo hadn’t mentioned a brother, let alone told them that they would be meeting him at Nelly’s.
Hayden stretched out his arm to Melissa. “It’s nice to meet you. My brother’s told me all about you.”
“Oh, thank you,” Melissa replied bashfully. She seemed taken aback by the fact that Theo had told his brother ‘all about her’, despite the fact that they’d only known each other for a few days. “I’m Melissa,” she added hurriedly.
Hayden turned slowly to Eliza, allowing his eyes to graze her body lightly before finally making eye contact. He stretched out his hand.
“Hi, there,” he said, his voice perking up. He turned to face his brother while still holding Eliza’s hand, mid-handshake. “You didn’t tell me that Mel
