Chapter Twenty-Three
Aiden made me put my phone away at 11 pm my time so I could get a decent sleep and be fresh for today, but I was so excited it took me at least two hours to fall asleep. Then I woke up early and couldn’t get back to sleep because I kept thinking about him. At least it kept me from thinking about the reading tonight, which, now that it’s only two hours away, is beginning to take over my thoughts again.
After a cold shower to try and combat the effects of the heat and humidity—unsuccessful, as always—I get back to my bedroom and see something sitting on my pillow. I pad across the carpet to get a closer look. It’s a blue zoo biscuit with a dolphin on it, sitting on top of a piece of paper with the words ‘I know you’ll be amazing tonight!’ printed on it.
A wide grin is
