Olivia POV
I glanced down at the red dress I’d decided on for dinner tonight, still unsure if this was the right thing for me to be wearing…or even doing. But I reminded myself it wasn’t a date, just two friends going out for dinner.
“I think I’m going to cancel tonight,” I muttered to myself. “I can’t do this. This is stupid.”
“No way, Mom.”
I jumped as Timothy’s voice filled the room.
“You look so nice. You have to go out. And Michelle is really fun, she has already played Snakes and Ladders with me.”
I forced a smile on my lips because I didn’t want my son to see how nervous I was. Michelle was a great girl. The neighbor’s daughter, who I was lucky enough to run into on my second day in Twin Lakes. She immediately offered up her babysitting duties should I need them. With her pare
