There was pin drop silence in the room as a few things became startlingly clear to everyone in the room; the first was that Brad seemed to know Melanie’s preferences and the second was that it seemed he’d observed her one too many times during lunch at school.
“So,” said Janet cheekily, her hand cupping her cheek as she batted her eyes. “Dear brother, tell me, what do I love to eat for lunch?”
Brad clenched his jaw, his hands fisting in his lap.
“Hmmm…” Josie hummed pensively as she scooped a helping of grated cheddar cheese onto Melanie’s plate.
A few more minutes of silence ensued as Melanie kept waiting for fat jokes from Brad. Surely after mentioning how much she ate, he'd tease her about needing to shed a few pounds?
“So, if you must know Brad, I talked about hiring Lorraine par
