ALORA
The restaurant bar was quiet tonight, being that the middle of the week is usually the calm before the storm of the weekend. A few of our regulars were here and we had a big business meeting going on in one of the rooms, but other than that it was pretty low key. Which is exactly what I needed.
“Hi, Alora,” a familiar voice interrupted my thoughts and tasks. I turned to where it came from, only to see Acyn again.
"Uh, hi?", I responded, a little shocked to see him again so soon.
“I have a business meeting going on.” His voice suddenly sounded just a bit nervous as he indicated where the meeting was ongoing. "I didn't want you to think I was, um, stalking you or anything."
I surprised myself at not automatically jumping to my usual defense mechanism and t
