Aubrey
I am getting ready for dinner with Hugo and Erica. I would rather not be going, but they insisted. There is someone else joining us. I thought they knew I wasn’t ready to date, but they promised me nothing is expected. They want me to have a little fun with no strings attached. Nothing will happen with him, even if he is lovely, because I have enough going on with Everett in my life, never mind another man. I can’t deal with him, never mind someone new. I have been avoiding Everett for the last week after what happened between us. He hasn’t been trying to reach out, but I have ignored his calls and texts. I wish he would take the hint.
I stand in front of the mirror in a cute red, strappy dress and sigh. I hate myself in a dress. I make sure my hair is sitting on and finish off m
