Sara glanced at him, trying to hide what to Stone looked like disappointment.
“Great,” Tamlyn said. “Then it’s settled. We can celebrate the start of your new life together.”
“I’ll let them know we need a larger table,” Dino said and headed to the front.
He soon returned with one of the waiters.
“It’s our lucky night,” Dino said. “A table for five just opened up.”
Chapter 32
Stone, Tamlyn, and Dino grabbedtheir glasses and, with Sara and Ash, followed the waiter toward the dining area.
As they were leaving the bar, Stone noticed the same guy from before watching them again. This time, there was no doubt in his mind.
To Dino he said, “There’s man at the far end of the bar who seems to have taken an interest in us.”
Dino nonchalantly glanced in that direction. “The one with the salt-and-pepper hair and a mustache?”
“Yes.”
“Never seen him before.”
“Me, either.”
“Seen who?” Tamlyn asked. She was nearest to them.
“Someone at the bar who seems to have taken an interest in us,” Stone said.
“Maybe he recognizes Dino from TV. I’ve been here less than two weeks, and I’ve already seen him on the news a few times.”
“It’s the price of fame,” Dino said.
“Perhaps you should see if he wants your autograph,” Stone suggested.
“Who wants whose autograph?” Sara asked.
“A guy at the bar who’s been looking at us, apparently,” Tamlyn said.
“He’s out of luck, though,” Dino said. “I have a strict no-autographs-while-I’m-at-dinner policy.”
“Oh, my God,” Sara said in disbelief.
She stopped in her tracks and stared toward the bar.
Ash, who’d been behind her, moved to her side, concerned. “Is everything all right?”
“That’s Stevie,” she said. She raised her hand and waved at the mustached man at the bar.
A sheepish smile spread across the man’s lips as he tentatively waved back, then rose from his seat and headed over.
“Itisyou,” Sara said as he neared. “I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“Sara, my dear. It’s been far too long.” He walked straight up to her and embraced her like a long-lost friend. “You look fantastic.”
“That mustache is new. And your hair, it’s so long.”
“I’ve been trying something new.”
