#Chapter 14 – Confusion
Abby

The bar is packed when I walk in. It takes me a moment to find Leah in the crowd, but I finally see her

standing at the end of the bar with one of the waiters. I make my way over, and she doesn’t notice me

until I’m standing right in front of them.

She squeezes his butt. “See you later,” she says with a wink.

He smirks and slips past us, looking over his shoulder at Leah. I watch him go with my eyebrows

raised.

“I’m going to have fun with him later,” Leah says, wrapping her fingers around my arm. I can’t help but

laugh a little. Leah’s definitely a character, always has been.

She leads me to a nearby table with a reserved sign on it. We climb into the booth, and the minute

we’re seated, she pulls me into an exaggerated hug.

“So,” she says, leaning away from. “What’s going on? You sounded pretty urgent on the phone.”

It takes me a minute to find the words. In the meantime, she flags down a different waiter and orders us

a couple of drinks. I didn’t really plan on drinking tonight, but it would be a lie to say I couldn’t use one.

Things have been crazy recently.

“I think mine and Adam’s wedding is going to be postponed.”

“Postponed?”

“I just don’t think I’m ready to set a date. There’s too much going on right now. I’m thinking maybe we

could have a long engagement.”

“Does he think so too?”

“I don’t know. We haven’t actually talked about it in a lot of detail.”

Leah’s eyebrows go up. “Are you really going to get married? It’s not like you’ve been seeing Adam

that long.”

I nod. The waiter appears with my glass of wine, and I take it gratefully. Leah watches me sip from the

face. Around us, people dance and jostle to the beat. Up

the DJ controls the music with an intent look on his face. It’s possible we

here to chat a little, then dance, but I’m too tired to do

tonight.

yes,” I say, as if

do I get the

elbow her in the side. “I didn’t say

but think about Karl, and the last

The feel of him everywhere. His smooth muscles, and his tongue in my mouth, and

up my spine as I

register that Leah is still talking, and I force myself to shove the

me. You went out to a

parties with you? When has he ever really spent time

knock back the rest of my wine, and Leah gestures for them to bring

round.

“Yeah, once.”

thought you

shrugs. “He’s nice. Handsome. That’s about all I picked

squirm under her gaze. I already regret confiding

life. I tell Leah everything, but sometimes she can

important,” she says. “You’ve got to have an exciting sex life if it’s

counselor if

don’t need

gives me a skeptical look. “Whatever

really have no intention of

As far as he’s concerned, our sex life is great. And honestly,

it’s bad. It doesn’t need to be

hesitant. Leah isn’t Karl’s biggest friend. In fact, she uses the

name almost every time she

put down in front

back. The liquor burns in my throat, but I welcome the feeling. Maybe it’ll help

go down better.

eyes me and does the second

longer I talk. By the end, I can

together, and her face is

waltz into your life whenever

an

“Leah–” I start.

believe he had the nerve to say that

to defend Karl, which just makes me more confused. Just a

get him out

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