20
Julie was right; s*x with Ben did change everything. Just not in the way she’d thought. Maybe that was because they’d made things clear from the start. They weren’t trying to “get back together” or resurrect what they used to have. They were simply two adults enjoying each other in a physical way.
Sure, there had been moments that first night when she’d looked into Ben’s eyes and seen something deeper, more intense.
But that—whatever it was—had disappeared, and ever since then, he’d been the laughing, carefree, playful, teasing Ben who made everything more fun.
Being with Ben felt like a puzzle piece falling into place. It all clicked, just how it used to. Every day glowed with a happy light because they were together.
Rehearsing the part of Sandy became the highlight of her days.
