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“Are you busy?” he asked.
“Not at the moment.”
“How about joining me for a drink at the Kind Brewhouse?”
I stared at him for a moment. “One drink.”
“Let’s go.” A handsome smile crossed his lips. “I’ll drive.”
I grabbed my purse, and we climbed into his car. When we got to the brewhouse, I saw Sebastian behind the bar.
“Claire?” He cocked his head as Nick and I sat on the stools.
“Sebastian, what are you doing here? I just saw you at the other restaurant.”
“I own this place. I’m just checking on things before I head home. It’s good to see you, Nick.” He extended his hand.
I sat there in confusion.
“Good to see you, Sebastian.” Nick shook his hand.
“You two know each other?” Sebastian asked.
“We met yesterday in here. Turns out, Claire is my next-door neighbor.”
“Thank you for dinner, Sebastian. You didn’t have to do that,” I said.
“You’re welcome. You’re new in town, and I wanted to welcome you. I hope you’ll dine at Four Kinds again.”
“I will definitely be back. It was one of the best meals I’ve ever had.”
“Good. I’m happy to hear that. What can I get you two to drink?”
“I’ll have a beer. Whatever you have on tap is fine,” Nick said.
“I’ll have the same.” I smiled.
Sebastian set two beers in front of us. “I need to get home to my wife and son. It was nice to meet you, Claire. Nick, I’ll see you around.”
“You know him?” I asked Nick.
“Yeah. He’s the cousin of my good friend, Christian.”
“Christian?” I picked up my beer and sipped it.
“Dr. Christian Kind. We did our residency and worked together in Seattle. He’s a cardiothoracic surgeon who works at Cedars. So does his wife, Charleigh, who is a nurse practitioner there.”
“Nice.” I smiled. “So, you know the whole Kind family?”
He cocked his head. “Yeah. How do you know about the family?”
“Uh, I was at Four Kinds earlier having dinner and met Dr. Grayson Kind and his wife, Ava. Then Nathan and his daughter, Ella, joined them. Grayson said Sebastian was his cousin.”
“They’re a great family. One of the best you’ll ever meet.” He smiled as he sipped his beer. “So, tell me about yourself, Claire. I don’t even know your last name.”
“It’s Monet.”
“You’re French?”
