CHAPTER EIGHTY - ONE - GATHERING OF THE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.

Mateo wasn't sure if he was glad to meet Xavier after all these years or not. One of the things he very clearly remembered about him as a kid was that he had a crush on Isabella. And from the way he was looking at her now, Mateo was pretty sure he had not gotten over his crush on her. He was looking at her as if the sun shined from her face. Which it did. But that was beside the point. " I was just telling, Isabel, how buff you have grown," Xavier said, chuckling. Mateo grunted. " I was buff as a kid, too," he pointed out. " You were?" Xavier asked, looking from Mateo to Isabella. Isabella laughed. " He was. Not as much as he was now, but he has always had more muscles than you guys," she supported. Xavier nodded, rubbing a hand over his chin and looking Mateo up and down. Mateo scoffed to himself. He was going to believe BeLLA but not him? Way to make his feelings obvious. " I'm so sorry about this, Man," Xavier suddenly said, running a hand down his face. " I know h