#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

look on her face. Around us, people dance and

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

come here to chat a little, then

tonight.

say, as if that

I get the feeling that the sex isn’t all that

I elbow her in the side. “I

help but think about Karl, and the last time

smooth muscles, and his tongue in my

as I came apart beneath

is still talking, and I force myself to shove

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

parties with you? When has he ever really spent time with your

him.” I knock back the rest of my

round.

“Yeah, once.”

thought you liked

That’s about all I picked up

moment, and I squirm under her gaze. I already

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

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

sex counselor if you’re

I don’t need a

skeptical look. “Whatever you

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

as he’s concerned,

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

saw Karl today,” I start, a little hesitant. Leah isn’t Karl’s biggest friend. In fact, she uses the

name almost

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

The liquor burns in my throat, but I welcome

go down better.

me and does the second shot. “What did

and her frown deepens the longer I

her face is a

thinks he can just waltz into your life whenever he feels like it

an arrogant

“Leah–” I start.

he had the

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

same thing, but I can’t get him out

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