I hate lying to my friend, but I'm not ready to examine my relationship with Vincent under a microscope the way Ashley will want and demand. It would take hours. She'd make me draw out a diagram and timeline of our relationship. Lying is easier. For everyone. "Yeah, I was helping my mom."
"Stop at the store and pick up ice cream because tonight we're having a girls' night. I get to pick the movie."
"But you always pick sad ones." I wasn't one of those women who wanted to watch a movie and spend the entire time crying.
Ashley laughs knowing it's the truth. "This is a new one, about a royal who falls in love with a commoner."
"Wasn't that made by Hallmark?"
"Shhh, don't hate. Life is simpler in the Hallmark universe."
That she's got right. "Okay, I'll grab the sweets and meet you back
