He’d caught you staring on more than one occasion, catching your eye in the crowd of a late night performance. You’d meet him after the orchestra, asked for his advice about a career in classical music, and he had been mystified by you ever since. You seemed to bump into him more than once, and Piper has to do a double take when he finds you at his favorite spot in a local café.

“I suppose it’s about time to formally ask you out for a menial bonding activity such as brunch, isn’t it?”