Rowan was shocked to hear that was Isabella’s first girlfriend. He was working for her when she started dating and he could not believe that a girl who leads a life like she does would have their first dating experience at their late 20s. He knew her well enough to know there wasn’t a problem. Before he could wrap his head around it, she was getting up to leave him, and she said “Catch you later, yeah?” Which got his attention. "Yeah, of course, see you later."He responded before turning his back and returning to his drink.
He didn’t mind being alone. He checked the time a few times since she left and kept drinking his lemonade with slow sips. He liked the acidity, the refreshement on the hot day and the citrusy smell but most importantly he liked the sourness that was sweetened enough to have him not make a face.
As relaxed as he was, he didn’t expect anybody to join him, let alone a stranger. A beautiful chocolate woman, definitely younger than him, in a beautiful orange saree came over specifically to him and greeted him. He smiled at her and said “Hello.” hoping that he didn’t know her already and forgot who she was. He would hate it if that were the case becuase who forget a woman this beautiful? However, when she continued talking he realized they didn’t know each other and she just wanted to introduce herself to somebody at the party. When she asked if he minded if she joined, he shook his head no and pointed with his palm towards the empty seat next to her, inviting her to join.
"It’s my first Thanksgiving party, and I’m still getting the hang of it all,” He gave that a soft chuckle. “Oh yes, only America has Thanksgiving. But no worries, Thanksgiving is nothing different to any other holiday party. You have a meal that’s connected to that holiday specifically, you maybe have presents depending on your family, you have a dinner together with your family and friends, and you have some sort of tradition that’s connected to the holiday. For Thanksgiving that’s turkey, and I don’t really like turkey it’s often dry … The tradition connected to Thanksgiving is usually just saying what you’re thankful for that year. I can’t think of anything else and if there is something else, it’s not important.” He answered to her plea for insights.
She introduced herself and he repeated her name. "Raveneet. That’s a cool name. I’m Rowan."He extended his hand to offer her a handshake.
She asked him if he was enjoying the party and he responded truthfully “Me? I’m not really a party person, neither am I a party pooper. I’m just a guy whose in the shadows hoping I can manage my client before she does something she would regret soon. Or maybe I do like parties I just don’t like the ones where you have to mingle and put on a mask and pretend you’re more comfident and more happy in front of people whose opinions you don’t care about. But I think only people who care too much about public opinion would ever like mingling, others just pretend to like it and they just bear through it.” He checked the time on his phone again. Only 5 minutes has passed.
He turned back to the girl and not knowing what to say to her without sounding like a creep, he looked at her colofrul, fun looking drink and asked. “Wow, what are you drinking?”
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