ry to coax her out of her room for the umpteenth time but she couldn't bring herself to both
ek ea
with me, I really need to do last minute
at my best friend who ha
at has to do with Jake. I don't like him and certainl
at on the couch next to her resting both chi
ed at me for the first time in ten minutes. A
here, you can get your way with any
my choice ?" She asked.
nt Chi
t a hundred bucks nothi
"Fine I'll g
rry
how it will only take her
s later with a pair of jea
t's get goin
Boston and extremely hot. I had
les, picking everything and anything I could thin
the park where we got an ice c
y fast and soon we wer
p talking about ho
just had enough time to sort through the t
es on my face knowing tomorr
ly 7am.I woke up with joy and
up on the
ning" I said in my o
ng" he repli
I could come to you
hmm
kay by you
on't be back until past 8 or so. Is t
asking so I can stop by later,
ay,
e. L
all before I co
ot to let anything dampen my mood, I set my activities and as
rgot his birthday but th
I'm gonna go make all the prepar
he house and kicked
, my mind filled with anticipation. I had planned everything down to the last detail: his favorite meal, the perfect playlist, an
was lounging in a corner, reading a sci-fi novel. Our accidental meeting led to coffee, then dinner, and became friends, soon enough a relationship that has lasted for 8months now. We spent every s
counter, I decided to send Jake
?" I pressed the send button an
an
kay
an be on your
an hour to freshen up and get d
conceal the decorations bef
wanting to tell me something but saw th
d and pi
ail, wha
s, how a
. Why did
you spare some time for me." I sighed
ake's can'
please Nora i
you've got thirty minutes he'll be bac
, than
the call
e history with Emma is complicated. We had never been close, even as children. Emma was bold, impulsive, and always seemed to crave what I h
ssed an opportunity to compete with me and make me l
me out of my thoughts a
u on your
up with traffic and I won
on my disa
I'll see
9 is p
" he ende
I came out the shower and slipped on my halter neck chiffon gown and afterwards applied a bit of mas
. "Jake?" I called out, wiping my hands on a towel. There w
er to me. And instantly I froze in my tracks. My heart stopped, and the world seemed to