He raised an eyebrow. "Pretty wild running into you again, huh?"

The moment the girl spotted Brandon, her eyes lit up. "Your date is such a hottie! Like, straight out of Hollywood!"

I froze, totally mortified.

Brandon, smooth as ever, cleared things up without making it weird. "Richard's not showing?"

"Nope, he's not coming."

"Want to head in together then?"

"You're here solo?" I asked, ...