2 The evening , which had devolved into a farce , finally ended . Alex , with a drunk Chloe in his arms , left . They hadn't even walked out of my sight before they kissed under the garden lights . Through the rain - streaked glass , I watched them calmly for a while . < Tue , 26 Aug Then I lowered my head and carefully put the check away . I pulled out my phone and tapped on the pinned chat . A simple " Miss you a little " I'd sent before the party had received six replies . Five hours ago : " 1. " Four hours ago : " Training now . " Three hours ago : " Actually , I don't mind being interrupted during training . " Two hours ago : " They said it's your birthday today . " An hour ago : " Happy birthday !" And the one that had just popped up : " I'm coming to see you ." I curved my lips into a small smile . I replied : " No need . I'll come watch your game next week . " The " Typing … " above his name flickered for a long time . Then he sent two replies : " Okay " " Don't mess with me . "