Kandace
I don't look back at Ruth's house as I walk toward my car, still parked behind the store. With each step, Dax's and my conversation plays on repeat in my thoughts while the sandwich I ate churns in my stomach. The couple of blocks pass by in a whirlwind as my temples ache and my eyes burn from unshed tears. Before I get to the store, my phone rings. Pulling it from my pocket, I look at the name, wishing it is Dax and at the same time, hoping it's not.
Chloe is on the screen.
I grin as I answer. “Hi."
“Don't hi me. Did you go? You didn't change your mind, did you? What happened?" She doesn't slow for me to answer. “What did you say? What did he say? Are you getting married and living behind a picket fence?"
“No marriage." I shrug as I unlock the store and get my purse. For a
