#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

with an expectant look on her face. Around us, people dance and jostle to the beat.

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

Usually, we come here to chat a little, then dance, but I’m too

tonight.

say, as if that

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

I elbow her in the side. “I didn’t say

but think about Karl, and the last time we were together. The memory

The feel of him everywhere. His smooth muscles, and his

up my spine as

and I force myself to shove the memory away.

you ask me. You went out to a restaurant

with you? When has he

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

round.

“Yeah, once.”

you

That’s about all I

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

everything, but sometimes she can be a little

got to have an exciting sex life if it’s ever going to last. I

counselor

I don’t need

skeptical look. “Whatever you say. Just think about

think about it, even though I really

concerned, our sex life is great. And honestly,

it’s bad. It doesn’t need to be fireworks all the

I start, a little hesitant. Leah isn’t Karl’s biggest friend. In fact, she

his name almost every time she says

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

in my throat, but I welcome

go down better.

and does the second

frown deepens the longer I talk. By the end, I can

are pulled together, and her face is a little

life whenever

What an

“Leah–” I start.

can’t believe he had the nerve

Karl, which just makes me more

get him out of my mind. I’ve decided

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