A-Rod may appear to be fully committed to Kate Hudson, but it seems as if he has a lingering attachment to his ex, Madonna. Or her bodyguard, at least!

A-Rod lunched with Madonna's longtime protector (in white) at the The Blvd in the Beverly Wilshire hotel, where our photog tells us, they looked as if they got along like long-lost friends!

An X17 photographer tells X17online: “The two were chatting like old pals, laughing, carrying on. It was funny to see these two hanging out — it’s almost like having lunch with your ex-girlfriends parents or something.”

Hmm, wonder what these two talked about? After all, they both know Madonna pretty intimately, I'm sure there were no shortage of Madge stories to trade!