Olivia invited me over for dinner that night, to celebrate my release from Hollywood, but I wasn’t in the mood for any kind of celebration. I was happy with how things went on the talk show. I was able to walk away from Patrick with some form of closure. I knew if I’d gone through with my plan to ruin him that I’d feel horrible. Instead, I knew I made the right decision, even if I made it too late to save what I had with Noah.
Friday morning I went into Coming Up Daisies for my mom. Since I was still waiting for a lot of things to fall into place with my studio, I figured there was no reason to sit home and mope. Working would keep my mind off Noah.
The morning was quiet. A few customers, a few calls, and thankfully no reporters.
I took my lunch break and was forcing myself to eat a san
