One More Chance novel Chapter 86

~~What the hell are you thinking 'round to visit? Completely uninvited messing with my brain again. You couldn't give the satisfaction of forgetting. Your existence showed up when I thought I finally found the end. Don't be coming over looking for a conversation. Dropping little hints that you want me back again 'cause I'm so sick and tired of the little lies you tell me~~~

-Kameron Marlowe-

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There were only a few customers when we entered the coffee shop and just as I thought, most of them were students from the nearby university.

"Whoa! The smell of coffee is so good!" Cali exclaimed as soon as we walked in and hurried to the first vacant table she saw.

"Do you like coffee?" Luke asked her and she nodded, but it hasn't been a second when she changed her mind.

"Uhm... do they sell milk tea, mommy?"

"Yes, baby, they sell milk tea. What flavour do you want?"

"Yey! I love chocolate--- dark chocolate, mommy."

"Alright, dark chocolate flavoured milk tea for the little girl." I kissed her on the forehead.

When we were at the counter, we were greeted by the middle-aged woman who I think is the cashier on duty for the day. And to my surprise, she didn't recognize me, but she instantly recognized him.

"Wow, Captain, it's been a long time! How are you?"

My eyebrow automatically knew its way up upon hearing the word 'captain'.

"Hello, Trisha, I'm fine. It's nice to see you again, huh." Luke said as he gave her a broad smile.

"Captain?" I couldn't help but utter in confusion.

"Ohh... I was a basketball captain before, right?"

"Yes, when you were in college, so does that mean you're also a regular customer of this shop?"

"Yes, Miss, he is. And I remember he's always with his girlfriend." And then she turned to him. "Captain, what was your girlfriend's name again?"

I don't know how to react to her question. Her stupid question... so I just took a deep breath and fake a smile. Well, isn't it awkward to be with your ex-husband who still has a girlfriend? And the most frustrating thing is that the woman in front of us seemed not to notice my expression.

"Samantha," Luke replied that made me look at him and frown. "What I mean is, this is Samantha and she's my wife." He even smiled after telling those lies.

"Oh, my God! I'm sorry, I didn't know---" but her words died when Luke immediately lifted Cali and introduced to her.

"And here is our daughter, my princess Cali. Baby, say hello to Trisha."

"Hello, Trisha. How are you?"

"Oh, wow! What a beautiful offspring! Hello to you too, little princess, the old woman here is fine, how about you?"

"I'm fine too, Trisha."

As much as I wanted to laugh with how she described herself, but I contained myself as I have an important thing in mind that I need to let out.

"I'm sorry, Miss Samantha, I've become so nosy. I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were his wife."

Since I saw how sincere she was with her apology, I decided to correct what Luke had just said.

"It's okay, it's fine with me, I just want to correct what the Captain said. I am no longer his wife. We got divorced four years ago, so the right word is that I am his ex-wife and he is my ex-husband."

"Ohh..." Her mouth formed an 'O' shape but I just smiled.

"Sam..."

Luke glanced at me with an expression I couldn't read. If it's regret, awkwardness or he was pleading me to stop and I shouldn't have said those words. But the table is still mine, so I will say what I have to say and what I want to say.

"What? Did I say anything wrong?" I asked him, but the only thing I heard from him was a deep sigh before shaking his head. So, before awkwardness eats me too, I've already changed the subject by reciting our orders.

The middle-aged woman didn't open her mouth again even until we got back to our seats.