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Chapter 17

By the time he made it back to the booth, their food had arrived and Owen was fiddling with his phone. When he caught sight of Charlie, the corner of his lips curved into a small smile.

“You didn’t have to wait on me,” Charlie said, noticing Owen hadn’t even touched his plate.

Owen shook his head. “Of course, I did. Besides, it just got here.”

The quiet music playing on the speakers grew louder. Justin Timberlake. He glanced back and saw Billy swaying to the beat.

“Guess he’s a JT fan,” Owen said.

Charlie chuckled. Certainly looked that way.

“What kind music do you like?” Owen asked as he poured syrup on his pancakes, then handed the bottle to Charlie.

Charlie slathered his pancakes with butter first, then poured the sticky, sweet syrup over each individual pancake before restacking them. “I listen to a variety. Not country, though. I mainly listen to groups like Two Door Cinema Club, Young the Giant, Foster the People. You?”