The hostess sat me at a booth toward the middle of the room. I shrugged off my coat, checked my phone, and started looking at the menu.
Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone who looked familiar.
In the corner near the window, half hidden by a tall plant, sat Mark.
I smiled a little at first. Weird coincidence. Maybe he was out with a client or grabbing dinner before heading home.
Then I saw the woman across from him.
Red dress. Long brown hair. Laughing, with her hand on his.
It took my brain a full second to catch up with my eyes.
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