★Cassandra★
When I woke up that morning, I half expected it all to have been a dream. The dinner. The laughter. The way Nathan had looked at me like I was the only person in the world. It all felt too surreal, too perfect, to belong to me. For a few minutes, I stared up at the ceiling as I let the memory of last night play over in my mind. The soft candlelight, his voice, that last kiss before I left. It was all still there, vivid, and impossible to ignore. I had told him yes. I had agreed to try. And yet, some part of me still could not believe it. I forced myself to move, to go through the motions of my morning routine. Coffee. Shower. A simple black dress with gold earrings. I told myself I had to focus on work, that today would be busy enough to keep my mind off him. But when I reache
