Abby He doesn’t respond for a moment, and I hold my breath. Is he angry? Hurt? Annoyed? It’s impossible to read the expression on his face. “Oh,” he finally says, leaning back in his seat. “Just helping out?” I nod. “He insisted on helping, so I put him in the back. Tonight, he was doing

“I remember,” I say. “I promise I’m not getting back together with him.” She gestures around at the restaurant like it’s the ultimate proof. “He can’t just weasel his way back into your life now,” she says. “Look at how far you’ve come! Look at all you’ve accomplished! If you let him back in, he’

“Maybe you guys just need to rekindle the romance,” Chloe says. I can’t help but think it’s a little early to need to ‘rekindle’ anything, but I don’t say so. “Yeah, take a night out to have some fun,” Leah adds with a wink. It doesn’t take a genius to get the message. If I want passion in my re

Abby She just glares at me, then turns and slips back into the crowd. I watch her go until she reaches the bar, where her friends are waiting for her. “She doesn’t like me very much.” “Yeah, I got that.” He wraps his arms around me when a slower song starts up, and we sway together. “Don’t

“Penny for your thoughts?” Karl asks as he grabs another carrot. He really is taking forever. I mostly just have him here to keep him out of everyone else’s way. I shake my head. There’s no way I’m sharing any of my worries with him. There’s especially no way I’m telling him I couldn’t stop think