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The afternoon flew by. Mostly it was just chatting and catching up while people got a little day drunk. We all had a dinner to make during the week and the first one was mine. I asked around if anyone wanted to hit the grocery with me but no one elected to come. I started to pull out when I saw someone waving.
I stopped and Alex hustled into the car. “Hey, I saw you were heading out alone and I felt bad.”
I smiled weakly, “Thanks Alex, I mean I get it. People are feeling toasty and going out in the cold doesn’t sound like the funnest move.”
I started driving and Alex reached out and put her hand on my leg. She had always done that when we dated and something about it was nicely, platonically intimate. I couldn’t help but look over at her, the warm light of the sun accentuated her features and she looked stunning. “I wanted to ask how you and Maria were doing.”