The Return Of The Mafia Lord

Chapter 58

When Ari finally emerged from the ladies' room, having carefully cleaned up,she walked into The Meridian's dining room. She immediately spotted Xavier in the corner booth, calmly sipping water while pressing his phone.

Xavier glanced up, gave her a brief, reassuring nod, and simply gestured to the empty seat. He didn't mention the inconvenience, the quick dash to the store. He acted as if nothing had happened, “I was waiting for you so we could place our order” he simply told her.

But for Ari, the rest of the day, and particularly the lunch, felt terribly awkward. She was intensely conscious of the expensive suit jacket—now draped carefully over her chair back—that had saved her from public humiliation. She hated that she had been caught unprepared, a word that described everything she strived not to be. She knew, rationally, that the early arrival of her cycle was something she couldn't control, but the feeling of disgrace lingered. She yearned to explain that it was ten days early,