Chapter Twenty-One
MILA
My heart is having palpitations. I’m confused, but I don’t know why. This is something I’ve wanted for so damn long, but I’m actually shocked it’s happening. I keep second-guessing everything, and maybe he just used the term date, but we’re really just going out, like as friends. I get so many mixed signals, and considering my history, I don’t know what to believe, though my heart is telling me this is not just a hanging-out situation. I’m going on a date with John.
I hear the door shut, and I know John has Maize with him because he was opening and closing cabinets to pack her bag just moments earlier. I’m smiling a real smile, and my insides are squirming at what all this means. Excitement mixed with confusion means I need a drink. I have to pinch myself to make
