A. Do. Pr.  The. Le.Chad was her older brother. But he doesn't interest me at all now.I leaned against the counter next to my friend. "Seriously?  That you haven't mentioned it before? "She raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Well, I guess you assumed you saw leaflets pasted around town.  In fact, I really thought I told you about it. Didn't she say? " Leaflets?  What the hell, flyers?

I shook my head. "Clearly.  So Fallen have a concert here at the House of Blues tomorrow, "she told me almost solemnly. "Which is just great because they've been working on it for almost a year, you know."I rested my chin on my palm, and I had just pierced my head with a 45 Colt. "Um, um... So that means..."She shot me emerald eyes, as if she knew exactly what I was thinking. "The whole band is here.  Yeah." Shit!How many times already?But if I'm careful, I won't even meet him, will I? I'll avoid him somehow, somehow..."Actually, Chad said something about him getting ready to move soon, so—" "Moving?" I interrupted and strangled. No. It would kill me. "Yeah.  It was their manager's idea. Everyone in the band still works normally, but they seem to have a better chance of success here. " She shrugged. She studied my face for a moment. Did he look as cramped as I felt? "Are you going to the concert with me tomorrow?" No.  No.  Not a hundred times."I will make my mind up.  But I think we have something to do with David, "I said immediately.June looked disappointed. "But no, Tate.  The guys are sure to see you. Chad asked how you were. And I bet Zack and Matt would love to see you. "Of course, she didn't mention Ollie. She knew what had happened between us; everything came to her firsthand. But she had no idea that I still dreamed of him or that I had thought of him disgustingly lately. "Then you're really stupid, because it's true."Fortunately, the door opened at that moment, and a new visitor appeared. Still that.  I was not ready for a cross-examination. Not after that dream.The morning passed surprisingly fast, and I didn't even have time to take a good look at the cell phone that remained in the staff room. (And now I'm kind of lying, because I spent every spare moment nervous about Ollie.) However, when David showed up at the door at half past ten, I was surprised. I really didn't remember him.I certainly wouldn't win the Girlfriend of the Year award.I smiled broadly and walked around the counter. David was in a suit today. He studied law and sometimes went to court for internships, so I wasn't surprised. He took care of his appearance. Even his blond hair was gelled and combed back.He walked over to me, pulled me into his arms, and looked around the cafe before saying, "You didn't write me a message, but I decided to risk it anyway."I smiled uncertainly. "Oh yeah.  I'm sorry, there was a rush and I totally missed it."He put a quick kiss on my lips. "It's nothing." Then he released me and looked back at June. "Hi, how are you today?"June grinned from behind the counter. "Like every day. People are being killed."Also, none of the customers were close enough to hear her.Damn, she surprised me when she said again, "Dave, don't you want to go to the concert with us tomorrow?" She looked almost innocent as she stood there, biting the end of the pencil.Maybe I'll consider killing her.She must have known I just didn't want to go there, and now she was trying to push me in every possible way.David raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to a concert?  You didn't mention it to me. ""She didn't mention it because I didn't know about the concert until this morning.  Jun's brother Chad has a band, and they're playing at the House of Blues tomorrow. " I think I've mentioned Fallen to him once or twice, but I didn't expect him to remember."Ah, that's great, June," he shouted at her immediately. But it didn't seem sincere at the time. Then he added, "House of Blues... Does that mean metal? Rock?" Of course.  David hated this music, and for two years he didn't understand how I could listen to something like that. During our moments together, there was not a single chance that I would play my favourite songs. Not that he forbade me to do it, but I could clearly see in him how it bothered him once I tried. I nodded.  "Yeah, they play metal.""Hmmm," he growled vaguely. Then he took a breath and added, "Well, even if I really want to, I can't. Dad wants me to go to a meeting with him in Phoenix. I'm told I'll learn something."He betrayed me. He betrayed."Really on the weekend?" I didn't like this. It sounded like I was begging.David scratched his hair helplessly. "Well, they're some important customers.  He had to meet them. "June applauded enthusiastically behind the counter. "So Tate will be off tomorrow, and she can come with me because we will have a Zadar entry," she sang.I snorted in annoyance. What was I supposed to think of now?Maybe I could call my mom. Make up a family dinner or...My thoughts crumbled to dust when the cafe door opened and a bald figure with a goatee appeared. Chad.  Not this.  I'm not ready. Because he went after him...My knees suddenly stopped working for me.He still looked the way I remembered him, yet he was completely different. The beast's gait, the overcast gaze of the chocolate eyes, the shaved ponytail that had become a bun over the years, tunnels, and other earrings Tattoos have been added. On the left arm, a motif of three pictures stretched from the wrist to the sleeve of the T-shirt; on the forearm, it was the lower half of the woman's face, a palm raised in front of her lips, a clock above her, and the silhouette of a kneeling man disappearing under the sleeve. holding a sword. The second piece was on the neck, but from my point of view, I couldn't tell exactly what the motive was. It also seemed to me that he was much more muscular than before. But it could easily have been a false impression because my brain just couldn't think anything objectively about Ollie.