#Chapter 3 – Unexpected Encounter
Abby

“I know there’s a lot to choose from,” Leah says innocently. “So, just pick the ones you want to sleep

with the most.”

I give her a look, but she just plasters on that innocent smile and waits for me to look at my phone.

Beside me, Chloe leans in slightly, trying to get a look at the screen.

“Fine, this guy,” I say, showing them the one I picked. “There, I have a date,”

“Why not meet someone else too, while you’re at it?” Leah says. “Just to save time.”

I’m a bit resistant to the idea, but I eventually give in to Leah’s pestering. I message another guy to

meet me later in the evening.

“You guys need to help me find something to wear,” I say when everything’s been planned.

They both agree, and we pay our bill. We walk around the shops until we find one that might have the

kind of thing I’m looking for. Chloe and Leah help me pick out a few dresses, and I go in the back to try

them on.

I decide on a form-fitting black dress. It hugs my curves and cuts down in the front to show a bit of

cleavage. It’s flattering on my fuller figure, and I can’t help but admire myself a bit in the mirror. It’s the

kind of dress Karl never would have wanted me to wear.

Leah grins when I walk out to show them. I do a little twirl, and Chloe claps. “Now that’s a dress!” she

exclaims.

“You look like a goddess,” Leah adds.

I can feel my face warm. “Come on, stop,” I say with a laugh.

“Very se xy,” Chloe continues, making me blush even harder. I wave them off and go into the back to

regular clothes. I buy the dress and a pair of strappy black heels to

and Leah with the promise that I’ll fill them

meet the first guy, Luke, a few hours later. It’s already crowded when I arrive, and

spot him at the bar. He’s handsome. Even better

sets me up with are total duds,

look gorgeous,” he says, leaning down to kiss me on the

“You look pretty

away from the crowd, and he leans in to talk to me. He starts telling me about

while glancing not so discreetly at

little bored. I always had so much fun when I

was constantly making jokes. I never knew what

was always exciting.

I’ve been out with recently–more interested in how

conversation, I have

account at work. “I just need to run

he says with a wink. I have to resist the urge to cringe as

hair in the bathroom mirror, then slip into one of the open stalls.

way into my stall. He slips his hand around me and

back, grabbing my butt.

in and I knee him hard. He goes down with a groan. Too bad for him, the

him like that, crumbled over in

on his face.

guys in

into bed with me rather than get to

always find myself comparing them to Karl, and they

bar. For a moment, I have the intense feeling that I’m

sight of him retreating out the front door. The feeling persists,

stands out to me. Not anyone I can

point, anyway.

he walks over with a wide

Adam,” he says, his voice deep and gritty in a way that

forget the presence I

handsome too, and more my type. He has curly brown hair and

few inches taller than me. I wait while he buys us both

in

inching closer. I

but I

it’s actually cooking.” I wait for his response, biting my lip. “I like to

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