Ah! I covered my face, mortified beyond words. Come on! My face was already so haggard from lack of sleep that even that i***t Ivy mocked me. Can't I just have a break? But then I got angry again. In the dressing room, Leon hadn't reacted at all, even teasing me by saying he didn't see me as a woman. Hmph! He was all looks and no substance, a blind i***t. I was clearly so hot! But, on the other hand, I was also angry at myself for almost initiating a kiss. Was it because I hadn't been on a date in a while? Depressed, I tossed and turned in bed, lost in thought, until I finally drifted off in the wee hours of the morning. ***** The next morning, the sunlight was so bright it was almost blinding. Listlessly, I got ready, changed my clothes, and walked out of the dressing room just a

