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dabbing the sake from her dress. She was lying. Her niece told her
that joke during the holidays. She didn’t read comics either. For some reason,
she had just blurted it out. She was turning into a chronic liar like Michael
said.

    Michael laughed.
“What else did you learn from your comics?”
    “I did learn some
poetry as well. Would you like to hear some?”
    “Yes,” Michael
said.
    “No,” Katie and
Patrick said at the same time.
    Sue grinned. “I
do have to apologize, Michael. I must obey the bride.” Placing the napkin on
the table, she leaned toward
    Michael and
shielded her mouth with her hand. “Bridezilla,” she whispered as if that
explained it all. Michael laughed and nodded in understanding. Patrick gave
Michael a warning look while Sue laughed some more.
    “Don’t listen to
her Michael,” Katie said grabbing Patrick’s hand from across the table. “Honey,
tell him I’m not.”
    “She’s not,”
Patrick said with a grin.
    “Thanks honey,”
Katie said.
    Still grinning,
Sue excused herself to use the ladies room. As soon as she was out of hearing
range, Patrick turned to Michael.
    “What do you
think of her, huh?” Patrick asked.
    “She’s stunning.
I’ve not met a woman that could make me laugh so much in one day,” Michael
replied.
    “Michael, don’t
pursue her if you’re not serious,” Katie warned. “I don’t want to see her hurt
again and if you hurt her you’ll never hear the end of it from me. Got that?”
    “Hurt again? What
are you talking about?” Michael asked.
    “Well, I can’t
say. She’ll tell you when she’s ready,” Katie said. “I’m warning you.” She
pointed her index finger at Michael. “I only agreed to allow this because I
know you’re a great guy so don’t hurt her.”
    “Relax, Kate,”
Michael said his gaze upon Sue’s empty seat.
    In the short time
he had come to know Sue, he was already falling for her. Perhaps it was her
cuteness. Maybe it was the way she was toward him—honest and true. No false
laughter. No false pretenses. She didn’t even want his attention. In fact she
had made no attempt to capture his attention. If anything, she was trying to
avoid him. She loved children and he knew if she were to love him, she would with
a fierceness that would match his. He wanted that kind of love—that
unconditional love.
    Michael stared at
Sue’s empty seat, thinking that if Sue didn’t come back soon, he would go after
her.

 
     
     
     
    CHAPTER
6
     
    Behind the
screen, Khyba’s drink arrested partway to his lips at the sound of a woman’s
laughter. He glanced at his drink, thinking he must have had more to drink than
he thought. He walked to the screen. “Yes, I see,” the voice said. “Especially
one like this. Although, you know Patrick, chocolate could have…” His eyes
followed the sound of her voice and when his eyes caught sight of the beauty
whose voice summoned him, he smiled.
    He called for a
waiter and asked a table be cleared for the four waiting individuals by the
door. His eyes followed her to her seat and stayed on her.
    “Going to join
your own celebration, Hyung ?” Jackie asked. “Something more interesting
caught your attention?”
    No response from
Khyba.
    “What’s so
amusing?” Jackie asked when Khyba laughed. In the time he had known Khyba, he
had never heard him laugh like this. Curious, he followed Khyba’s gaze. He
looked back at Khyba with amusement then back at the image Khyba was so
intently focused on.
    Jackie had known
Khyba since the beginning of his career when he was assigned to oversee Khyba’s
singing lessons. The guy could dance, but his singing needed development at the
time. Soon, Khyba became lead singer of Eastern Tides and the group soared to
popularity. Four years ago, Khyba went solo and Jackie followed. Since then, he
had never seen Khyba pay this much attention to any female.
    Watching Khyba
pay this much attention to any woman could only mean that he had found