“Are you really sure he is not going to eat out? We have been waiting for him for hours, and he is not coming back.” “You need to calm down, Lily; even if Eric eats out, I'm still going to force all this food down his throat.” I know Jess was trying to cheer me up, but it wasn't working. I really made time to prepare all this food. I made parmesan-crusted crockpot chicken and mushrooms, creamy lemon garlic shrimp pasta, and I even made supper. I was just worried that if I went with one simple dish, he might not like what I was making, so I decided to go for different dishes. But it's already getting late, and he is not back yet. He didn't even reply to Jess’s message. “Oh my God!” Jess called out with a shocked expression on her face. “What, did Eric reply to your message?” “No, thi

