Emily agreed and got into the car.
About twenty minutes later, the car eased into the parking lot. The driver glanced at her through the rearview mirror, giving her a look to indicate they had arrived.
"Just a minute," Emily replied.
She leaned back against the headrest, tilting her head up to the car's ceiling with her eyes closed. This was the moment she had always anticipated with Tony, yet she wasn't sure she was ready for it. So many what-ifs flooded her mind, flowing like a gentle stream, but each one made her heart race.
She let out a deep breath. "Breathe," she whispered, reminding herself of her mantra. The same one that now brought back memories of the day she had gone to meet him at his house. 'You survived, didn't you?' she reminded herself again, though deep down, she knew
