The next day, Ella, who had been looking forward to lunch break all morning, felt her excitement fade when she received a text from Henry.
"Hey, you will have to eat alone today. Something came up, so I can't join you."
"Cancelled?" she muttered under her breath. A thought immediately crossed her mind. 'Did Alex tell him?'
Without hesitation, she dialed Alexander's number.
"Hey, babe," his deep voice came through, "I'm in a meeting."
"Oh... okay. Talk later then," she replied.
"You good though?" he asked, his voice softening.
"Yeah, couldn't be better." Alexander chuckled quietly before ending the call.
