“So, how was dinner at Gino’s?” she asked, her smirk saying she knew good and well what she’d done.
“Oh, it was fine,” I replied with a smile, slowly wiping my mouth as I had the last bite of my sandwich, then taking a sip of my ginger ale. “I had a salad, which was fabulous.”
Her look of triumph faltered at my careless response. “You…I thought you’d be…”
“Crying in my beer, maybe? Not at all, especially since I’ll have the real thing tonight with Jaiden. You have a nice afternoon, hon.” I stood and gathered my trash before leaving her gaping at the table. Heather would never have that much power over me ever again.
I was a little late leaving work, but I made it home with enough time to get ready for my date. Jaiden would be picking me up at the apartment. Anderson was spending the we
