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I tried not to be anxious for my lunch with Elise, but I was worried. She was either going to explain and things would go back to normal, whatever that was, or she was going to tell me she couldn’t do this and we would be done.
I was pretty sure it was going to be the second one.
I got there a little early and didn’t see her. I found a table toward the back of the small restaurant and told the server I was meeting someone. She brought two waters over and said she’d come back once she saw another person here.
I watched the door, wanting to flag Elise down as soon as she walked in. I sipped my water and glanced at the menu, but until I knew what she was going to say, my stomach was in knots.
I’d never been like this over a woman before. When friends told me about the feeling,
