Colman, this is my girlfriend, Amber Parker. Amber, this is my best friend, Colman Hilton."

One arm crossed over his chest, Colman rested his thumb and index finger on his chin and looked Amber up and down. He did that a lot, to the point where it made her uncomfortable.

The girl was cute and petite.

She was over 1.6 meter tall and was slender, with a little nose and full, red lips. Her black eyes were big and round, and glinted with a hint of eagerness and intelligence.

She wore a set of orange trousers, a little pink backpack slung over her shoulder.

She looked delicate and quirky all at once.

At last, Amber said, “Hi, Colman, nice to meet you."

And Colman realized what had been missing from his endless string of girlfriends. He'd never dated a woman like this. If she became his girlfriend, wouldn't he have a richer romantic history?

When he thought of this, Colman smiled and shook hands with her. He figured he'd flatter her like a gentleman.

“I'm in the presence of a beautiful woman. The pleasure is all mine

Amber smiled at him and said, "Thank you. You're not so bad yourself.”

Leon had no idea what was on Colman's mind and chuckled.

“Let's have a seat. Order whatever you want, Amber. Meals are on him."

Colman nodded his head.

“Oh yeah, it's my treat. Order anything you want."

“Thank you, Colman!" She was a foodie and wasn't going to turn down free food. Before long, the table was full of rich, aromatic dishes.

That was the first meeting between Amber and Colman. He made good impression on her. He was handsome, genteel and polite.

They had ordered a plate of steamed shrimp. When everything was served,

Leon excused himself and made his way to the restroom.

Wearing a pair of disposable gloves, Colman chatted with Amber while peeling shrimp. He piled all of the shrimp on her plate before Leon came back.

Noting the puzzled look on her face, Colman explained calmly, “It suddenly occurred to me I'm allergic to shrimp. You can eat them, though. Besides, I should be helping you out. You're my best friend's girlfriend.

We can both be good to you. Get used to it." The more she thought about it, the weirder she felt. Something wasn't quite right, but she couldn't put her finger on it. But before she could process it all,

Leon came back and interrupted her train of thought.

After dinner, Colman and Leon dropped Amber off at her high school.

Coleman hadn't even realized till then how truly young she was. Amber was still in high school. No wonder she was so slender.