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\u201cI think I\u2019m having dinner alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The waitress made an exaggerated, dramatic face.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh no. Let me guess. Blind date that turned into a dark date because the person disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSomething like that,\u201d Christopher murmured, embarrassed.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Christmas Eve?\u201d She placed a hand on her chest theatrically. \u201cThat is cruelty. It should be a crime. Real jail, you know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christopher couldn\u2019t help a small smile. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s that serious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot that serious, my friend. You\u2019ve been here since eight.\u201d The waitress pointed at him with her pen. \u201cI saw you. You came in all excited, adjusted the table like fifteen times, checked your phone every thirty seconds. You looked like a little dog waiting for the owner to come back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christopher widened his eyes. \u201cYou were watching me this whole time?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNot watching. Monitoring,\u201d she corrected, very serious. \u201cIt\u2019s different. Watching is what stalkers do. Monitoring is professional responsibility. I\u2019m Emma, by the way, and this restaurant is my territory.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think I\u2019m having dinner alone.\u201d The waitress made an exaggerated, dramatic face. \u201cOh no. Let me guess. Blind date that turned into a dark date because the person disappeared.\u201d \u201cSomething like that,\u201d Christopher murmured, embarrassed. \u201cOn Christmas Eve?\u201d She placed a hand on her chest theatrically. \u201cThat is cruelty. It should be a crime….<\/p>\n

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