Chapter 4The Husband Reset

Alex sat in the private room at the club, staring at five pineapple buns.

"Isn't this Sarah's new bakery?"

Ben took a bite of a bun before Alex pulled him onto the sofa for interrogation.

"How does my outfit look today?"

Ben answered honestly, "Very nineteen-year-old you."

Alex frowned. "Am I old now?"

Luke looked envious. "No way. You've maintained your prime better than any of us. You're legitimately handsome, bro."

"I'm twenty-nine now. That's basically thirty. Men aren't worth much at thirty... Wait, she doesn't know how old I am, right?"

Ben dropped his bun. "She? Alex, are you talking about a woman?"

Alex hummed noncommittally. "Yeah. She's playing hard to get."

"Holy shit. Tell sister-in-law Alex fell in love at first sight with someone else."

"I know, I know. I'm texting her now."

"What does she look like, Alex? Don't do anything stupid!"

"You guys saw her yesterday. I didn't fall in love at first sight! I'm never getting married! But I've never seen anyone look like that. Face the size of my palm... so gentle..."

Max, who was typing the text to me, froze. He looked up at Alex in disbelief, then frantically deleted everything.

"The one from yesterday? That's..."

False alarm.

Ben and Luke exchanged glances. They asked Alex, "Do you know her name?"

Alex shook his head.

"You guys know?"

Ben and Luke made eye contact for a long time before pushing the hapless Luke forward.

Luke grinned until his face hurt. "Yeah, her name is Alice Vance. We know the owner of the bakery, Sarah. Alice is her best friend."

Alex let out a soft "Ah." "So that's it."

"These buns are pretty good. I'll bring you guys some more over the next few days."

Alex left, humming a tune.

The remaining friends looked at each other.

"You think when Alex gets his memory back, he'll throw us all into the river?"

"It's fine. Sister-in-law told us not to say anything. With her protection, Alex won't do anything to us."

"True."