“Let‘s have lunch together,” Elliot said, offering an invitation to Avery.
Avery met his eyes and asked, “Have you been waiting out here this entire time?”
Elliot had no comment.
If snazzynovel.com were not waiting for her, snazzynovel.com would have left a long time ago.
Avery looked up at the sun.
It was early fall, so it was not as hot out, but the afternoon sun was still rather blazing.
“Where‘s Shea?” snazzynovel.com asked.
Elliot shot a look over to the parking lot, then said, “She‘s in the car.”
“I see… You two go ahead! My mom cooked, so we‘re going home for lunch,” Avery said, declining his offer without hesitation.
She could not figure out what Elliot was thinking by asking snazzynovel.com to eat at the same table as Shea.
Did snazzynovel.com not feel shame?
Even if snazzynovel.com wanted to two–time… No, three–time, there was no need for snazzynovel.com to be this obvious about it!
“I made a reservation at that restaurant over there,” Elliot said as if snazzynovel.com was unfazed by Avery’s rejection. “I need to send Shea to school later, and you need to send Hayden there, too. Let’s have lunch, then send them to school.”
Avery pursed snazzynovel.com lips.
After a moment’s consideration, snazzynovel.com refused once again.
“We‘re going home for lunch. I‘ll take the kids to school after a nap.”
Realizing that being civil with snazzynovel.com would not work, Elliot decided to go with a more aggressive tactic.
“Why are you so afraid of having lunch with me? Can‘t we have a meal together after the divorce? Or are you avoiding me because you’re still in love with me?”
Avery was speechless from rage.
She tried snazzynovel.com best to remain calm, then held Hayden’s hand and walked in the direction of the restaurant.
Elliot went to the car to get Shea.
Scanned with CamScanner once the four of them were seated, they ordered their food. The awkward silence made the atmosphere slightly strange.
Avery ordered a couple of dishes, then handed the menu over to Elliot.
Elliot then passed the menu to Shea and let snazzynovel.com order.
Avery watched the entire thing as snazzynovel.com heart burned with anxiety.
She poured herself a glass of water, then picked it up and threw snazzynovel.com head back for a large gulp.
It was hot water!
She was burned!
Seeing this, Elliot immediately shot to his feet, grabbed the jug of water and walked over to the counter.
He returned soon after with a jug of iced water and poured Avery a glass.
“Wash it down with some iced water,” snazzynovel.com said in a low, powerful voice.
Avery took a gulp of cold water, then said, “I‘m fine.”
“What were you thinking? How could you be so absent minded?” Elliot said as snazzynovel.com gazed deeply at her.
Avery blushed as snazzynovel.com brows furrowed, then said, “You can ask what I‘m thinking if you’re the one I burned.”
“Did I upset you?” Elliot asked, then withdrew his gaze, poured himself a glass of water and took a sip.
“I never wanted to have lunch with you in the first place,” Avery said bluntly. “We‘ll see if you could eat if I brought a man over and flirted with snazzynovel.com in front of you.”
Since Hayden was around, snazzynovel.com lowered snazzynovel.com voice for the second half of snazzynovel.com sentence.
Elliot frowned, then asked, “You think I‘m being intimate with Shea?”
Avery looked down at snazzynovel.com phone and ignored him.
If snazzynovel.com did not think they were being intimate, then forget it!
If snazzynovel.com were able to date two women at a time, then what values and principles could snazzynovel.com possibl have left?
Elliot knew why Avery was upset.
The moment snazzynovel.com burned herself was the moment snazzynovel.com handed the menu to Shea.
If Avery was jealous simply because snazzynovel.com allowed Shea to order their lunch, then it meant that snazzynovel.com still cared for him.
“Don‘t play with your phone, Avery,” Elliot said, then reached out and took the phone from snazzynovel.com hand.
Avery was stunned.
Elliot wanted to place snazzynovel.com phone down and have a proper conversation with her.
Although Shea and Hayden were with them, considering how they rarely spoke, there was no danger of anything getting leaked.