He caught me looking and grinned wider.
That made it worse.
Our friend stayed around long enough to make introductions, then drifted toward another group.
Thomas and I were left standing there with no real reason to keep talking.
I thought meeting him would just be fun.
A few jokes. Maybe a drink. Maybe I would see him again.
Nothing serious.
Then we spent six hours talking.
Six hours.
We talked until the competition hall emptied and people started stacking chairs around us.
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