Chapter Ten
The Italian restaurant easily accommodated their party of twelve for Rachel’s birthday celebration. Appetizers were served, and the drinks flowed. It was good to connect with her friends again, some she hadn’t seen since before the divorce.
Secretly, she’d been dreading the night, preferring a quiet dinner with just a few friends. Rachel was getting older and while overall things were going great, something felt a bit off-track, and she was running out of time to correct course. But now with Hunter in her life, even momentarily, things seemed better all around. Hunter might not be a true partner, but she was lonely for companionship, and for that he fit the bill.
Just before the entrées arrived, her phone flashed a text from Hunter.
I hope you have a great night. I have a p
