We had dinner at the hotel restaurant as usual and enjoyed ourselves, just like we always did. However, even though I liked spending time with him, I had to remind myself of my plan to remain single and focus on my studies.
I shared with him what had happened at the meeting, and he laughed when I said I acted like a jealous she-wolf, worried that my partner would choose someone else.
It was almost ten o'clock when I told him it was time to leave. He drove me back into the city and stopped the car a little way from our house. After kissing him on the cheek, I got out and walked home. I tried to be quiet, thinking Kevin was likely asleep upstairs and didn't want to wake him. Even though my heart felt heavy at the thought of what tomorrow would bring, I didn't feel like talking to him or b
