KATE
Naturally, a part of me instantly jumped to the conclusion that something was seriously wrong somewhere.
But as the day blurred and moved on and the little breakfast meeting turned into a full-fledged congratulation party, that possibility grew more and more unlikely.
I was unraveling, and fast, but I tried so hard to be that brave girl I knew I was before love rammed into me and broke through all my defenses, turning me into this weak, spineless girl who was always bawling her heart out, and yet even through all of that strengthening process, a part of me still held on to the hope that perhaps there was a reasonable explanation for what was going on.
I told myself that whatever this was, I wouldn’t know for sure until I’d had a serious talk with Luca first, but getting him all
