#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,

music with an intent look on his face. It’s possible

chat a little, then dance, but

tonight.

say,

does her shot and grimaces. “Abby, why do I get the feeling that

her in the side. “I didn’t

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

everywhere. His smooth muscles,

up my spine as I came apart

Leah is still talking, and I force myself to

his own world if you ask me. You went out to a restaurant with him, but when does

When has he ever really

met him.” I knock back the rest of my wine, and Leah gestures for them to

round.

“Yeah, once.”

thought you liked

Handsome. That’s about

for a moment, and I squirm under her gaze. I already regret confiding in her

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

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

sex counselor if you’re

I don’t need

a skeptical look. “Whatever you say.

even though I really have no intention of doing so. How would

that up to Adam? As far as he’s concerned, our sex life is great.

it was with Karl, doesn’t mean it’s bad.

Leah isn’t

name almost every time

frowns as the next set of drinks are put down in front of her. I reach for one of

it back. The liquor burns in my throat, but I

go down better.

me and does the second

he said, and her frown deepens the longer I talk. By the end, I can

her face

just waltz into your life whenever he feels like

an arrogant

“Leah–” I start.

had the nerve to

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

have said the exact same thing, but I can’t get him out of my mind. I’ve decided that he

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