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The yelling of his name from several feet away interrupted his words, causing him to seek the owner of the voice. He groaned when he realized exactly who it was.

Ram Doyle was walking towards his table, with his chief crony Jake Brady, who had practically been Ram's shadow for the past four years. The look on Ram's face, and the sneer he was wearing, told Stephen that this wasn't bound to end well.

"What are you doing here, dork? They don't have any really big & tall stores at this mall," Ram laughed, gesturing to Stephen's stomach.

"Knock it off, Ram," said Stephen, finding a little bit of steel in his voice. "Can't you see we're just having a quiet lunch?" Stephen gestured towards Grace, who was looking at Ram with steely determination.

"Why would I give a f.u.c.k about that?" Ram started, before turning to look at Grace. He caught himself just as he took in her features, with his mouth dropping slightly at seeing her beauty. Grace for her part put on a great show, giving a warm smile and reaching back out to Stephen's hand to caress it.

"And you are?" Ram choked out, checking Grace out blatantly.

"Hi! I'm Grace. I'm Stephen's girlfriend," she said, while beaming with a smile.

"No way," mouthed Jake Brady, as Ram stuttered to find the right words.

"Girlfriend? Who's girlfriend? Surely not his," said Ram, pointing a finger back at Stephen.

"Of course his girlfriend," grinned Grace. "Why else would I be sitting here?"

Ram just looked back and forth between Grace and Stephen, the disbelief palpable from the look on his face.

"Oh Stephen, try another bite of this chicken," grinned Grace, with a little twinkle in her eye. She used her fork to grab another piece, and her hand reached out to drop it straight into his mouth. Stephen tried not to laugh, knowing exactly what she was doing, and he silently thanked her for it.