Heinz repeated the words to his wife because he saw the surprised expression on her face.
"Really? I didn't mishear him, right?" Roxie still looked as though it hadn't sunk in yet that her son was going out on a date.
Then she turned to look at Heinz and pinched him as hard as she could. She then innocently blinked her eyes up at him and glared at him. "Does it hurt?"
Heinz was still in the military and trained regularly. So he had a strong physique, and he was also hardened against pain, so no matter how hard Roxie pinched him, it had no effect on him. He didn't feel the pain at all.
However, when he noticed that Roxie was glaring at him expectantly, he immediately pretended to be in pain. "Ouch! That really hurts. You didn't mishear Greyson. He has indeed gone out on a date with someone."
Though he was pinched by Roxie, that didn't hurt him at all. What did hurt him was the fact that Roxie wanted to inflict pain on him as a sort of confirmation way because of their son, Greyson. Sometimes Heinz wished that Greyson had never been born, and at least that way, his life with Roxie wouldn't have been disrupted by him.
When Roxie heard Heinz's words and saw that she had hurt Heinz, she felt pleased and then let go of his arms and ignored him.
"Well, I have to prepare a gift for my future daughter-in-law now."
Greyson wasn't aware that his casual words gave Roxie so much hope and such a wonderful surprise.
...
Ashley and Greyson had agreed to meet each other at the coffee shop
which happened to be close to where the girls lived.
She preferred this coffee shop as opposed to the one where Peggy arranged for her to go on the blind date yesterday.
Even though this one wasn't as luxurious as the one Peggy chose, it was, however, quaint and elegant. And the coffee and food were reasonably priced.
They were planning to meet at the coffee shop at 10 o'clock in the morning. And since Ashley and Ellie lived nearby, they arrived earlier than Greyson.
When Greyson arrived there, he could see Ashley and Ellie through the shop window, sitting at a table and chatting.
One of them wore her hair in a bun, dressed in a simple white T-shirt and a pair of black jeans, which made her look young, vivacious and pretty.
The other one wore a knee-length faint yellow dress, with her black hair hanging down to her waist. She looked beautiful, gentle and attractive.
"Ashley, Ellie, I'm not late, am I?" Greyson said as he approached their table interrupting them. A sweet smile spread across his adorable face. When he smiled, his whole face lit up and two canine teeth and two slight dimples on his cheeks could be seen, which made him look very cute.
Ashley and Ellie couldn't help but stare at him with admiration.
Ashley noticed how stunning Greyson's eyes were when she first saw him, and even when he was disheveled they still stood out. Otherwise, she would not have been so nice to him and bought him food back then. Now that he was all cleaned up and dressed well, Ashley was surprised that not only did he have attractive eyes but his whole appearance was adorable as well. Ashley and Ellie were both attracted to him.
The girls quickly recovered from their surprise at how attractive Greyson was and smiled back at him. And then Ashley spoke up, "No, you aren't late. We just came earlier."
Greyson joined them and sat opposite the two girls.
"What would you like to drink?" Ashley asked.
Greyson replied in a gentle voice, "I'll have a cappuccino."
Ashley nodded, beckoned the waiter over and then ordered a cup of cappuccino.
Ashley always thought that cappuccino was more of a ladies' favorite drink. She didn't expect that an attractive young man like Greyson would also like it.
"I've been drinking cappuccino ever since I was a child. And I also like sweet food." Greyson felt a little embarrassed and had a slight flush of pink to his cheeks.
His cute appearance really appealed to Ashley and Ellie.
Ashley and Ellie gave each other a knowing look and smiled. Both of the girls would love to caress Greyson's face.
"Well, it's okay. I also think that cappuccino is great," Ashley remarked.
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