Candace had hoped she would be able to leave without running into Matt since Sonia had said he was at the Den with Bryan, but now that she had seen him, she flashed him a smile.
"Hey, Matt! We run into each other yet again," she said in a cheerful tone that rang false even to her.
"Yeah. What a coincidence," Matt said as he remained where he stood staring at the one woman who was driving him crazy.
"Where is Bryan?" Sonia cut in, looking at Matt curiously.
"He went to the bedroom to change into his swimming trunk. Said he wanted to go to the pool after seeing me off," Matt explained without taking his gaze off Candace who stood rooted to the same spot she had been when she caught sight of him.
"Oh, you're leaving already? So is Candace. I should probably go change into my swimming trunk too so I can join him. Excuse me," Sonia said as she quickly turned around and returned upstairs, leaving them alone.
