Alena decided to set aside her embarrassment. She hasn’t given up yet. Not just yet.

His children were wonderful kids, too. She marveled at that. How she met them without knowing they were his kids.

“Uhm, do you need anything?” She asked. He might want to talk about the details of the party.

Christan looked around. All the tables, except for one, are vacant.

“Why don’t we sit first?” He gestured towards the nearest table and Alena followed.

Where did her bravado go? Should she act a little shameless?

“You’ve got great kids.” She decided to compliment them first.

“Thanks. I’m sorry about how they acted just now. They’ve been...