Good Vibes

Danica POV

“Now let’s get something to eat.” He said so casually. Like the money, he spent on that outfit meant nothing. When in actuality it was he who should be more upset than me about the dress. It was his money. It was his time spent trying to transform me.

My stomach growled and he laughed.

“Yeah. You’re definitely hungry and I know the perfect place to get lunch.” Dmitry picked up his keys and led me to the car.

“Where’s Nancy?” I asked when we got back into his car. Her perfume still lingered in the small space.

“She left.” His answer was short and simple.

“Where are we going?” I asked when he turned away from town.

“There’s a spot I know across the lake.”

His phone rang, not giving him a chance to say the name of the restaurant.

“This is Hardin.” He spoke in a tone I havent heard him use since we were in the hospital. The night he made my father look small in more ways than once.

“Hardin!” I heard an excited voice come through the speakers of the car. “I hope I caught you at