Chapter Twenty-four BarrettBusy streets stretch out toward the horizon beyond my window, as hundreds of cars and people leaving work push their way through traffic to get back home to their loved ones.
There’s no reason for me to rush out into traffic, no one for me to go home to, so I usually wait for the rush hour to die down before leaving the office.
I glance at the email I haven’t been able to respond to all day. It’s from my step-sister Kimberly asking if I’m planning on bringing a plus one to the wedding. In a perfect world, I’d invite Ava. We’d sip champagne, and share a sweet kiss on the dance floor. Being near her just feels right, even if it’d be wrong in everyone else’s eyes. I can’t help how I feel.
But…how I feel hardly matters at the moment.
All I have to do to make part
