Glass Heart

Part Seventy-Three

Malias POV:

Peder and I sat across from each other after we placed our orders.

Something about this felt different.

He reminds me a bit of Bryce.

Which is weird, because they are two completely different people.

I looked at Peder, who seemed to already be looking at me.

The eye contact was crazy.

At the same time that it felt uncomfortable because I was with Kylie, I didn't want to turn away.

Our eyes were like magnets.

"Anyone ever tell you, you  have pretty eyes?" He asked, his eyes still looking into mine.

I smiled, feeling my cheeks get hot.

What is happening.

I looked at Peder for another moment before I watched his gaze fall from my eyes to my lips.

That was a reality check.

"Man, i'm exhausted," I said, changing the subject and leaning back in my seat.

I broke the eye contact, but Peder didn't.

Luckily for me, the waitress came back with our food.

I looked down at my plate, immediately realizing how hungry I was.

I immediately dug in, Peder doing the same.

It's hard to explain, but the hunger is real after a full day of shooting.

I wanted to finish the food, but the now almost healed scar on my left rib was beginning to hurt, so I stopped.

Now, I was just sitting and waiting for Peder to finish.

I found myself just staring at him, analyzing him while he ate.

I never really noticed how handsome he was.

Not in a sexual way, at least I don't think...

Peder has a nice and symmetrical face, and all of his features were that of my type.

Too bad he's WAY too old for me.

I thought Kylie and my age gap was bad, imagine mine and Peders.

Wait, why am I even imagining that...

Peder was super concentrated on his food. He was picking up every bite with...is precision the right word?

He was kind of cute when he ate. Like a little toddler.

I usually get impatient when someone eats slow, but I really didn't mind Peder doing it.

This is odd.

I furrowed my eyebrows when I noticed Peder look up from his food and smile.

But he wasn't smiling at me. He was looking beyond our table.

Almost looked like he was staring towards the door?

What...

"Ruby, Kylie!" He exclaimed.

Wait.

Kylie???

I immediately turned around and my jaw dropped when my girlfriend and her best friend started walking over to us.

This is weird.

Kylie doesn't even come to this area.

My palms got sweaty, though I probably couldn't tell you why.