lex and the city

Something happened to me last week and I've been thinking about it ever since. My roommate was volunteering at a student government event at my school and I was keeping her company. A guy that I had known almost two years ago, pre-COVID was also there. This guy was a part of a friend group that had split apart right before COVID and I had assumed that he was on the opposite side that I was. So when he reached out his hand and said "long time no see!" I was shocked. I felt anxious and like he was only talking to me so he'd have a story to tell later. But the more we talked, he actually seemed genuine. So when the event finally ended, my roommate and I decided to go to Starbucks and we invited this guy to go with us. We're walking there and I'm making jokes about being broke and begging the barista for a Pumpkin Spice Latte because I only have seven dollars in my bank account. We get there and the guy orders first while my roommate decides what she wants. I hear...