#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

music with an intent look

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

tonight.

yes,” I say,

do I get the feeling that the sex

in the side. “I didn’t say

Karl, and the last time we were together. The memory of writhing

muscles, and his tongue in

up my spine as I came apart

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

You went out to a restaurant with him, but

you? When has he ever really spent time with your

knock back the rest of my wine,

round.

“Yeah, once.”

you

Handsome. That’s about

under

everything, but sometimes she can be a little judgemental. Like now,

have an exciting sex

counselor if

don’t need a sex

skeptical look. “Whatever

about it, even though I really have no intention of doing so.

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

it was with Karl, doesn’t mean it’s bad. It doesn’t need to be fireworks all

today,” I start, a little hesitant. Leah isn’t

name almost

drinks are put down in front of her. I reach for one of her shot glasses

it back. The liquor burns in my throat, but

go down better.

eyes me and does the second shot. “What did that

deepens the longer I talk. By the end, I can tell she’s angry.

are pulled together, and her

life

What an

“Leah–” I start.

believe he had the

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

can’t get him out of my mind. I’ve decided

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