Abby had no idea what she’d been thinking, agreeing to go on a date with Trent. The two of them getting close again wasn’t a good idea. Yet she hadn’t been able to say no. That, apparently, hadn’t changed either. Even as kids, he’d been able to talk her into doing things she wouldn’t normally do. She’d picked up her phone at least a dozen times since he’d dropped her off at her car on Monday, ready to tell him she’d changed her mind. But every time she started to dial the number, something would stop her. She had to be a glutton for punishment. So instead of calling him like she knew she should, Abby did her best to ignore the pending date on her calendar. She went about her day, taking care of things for Max and trying to get through the boxes of paperwork that never seemed to end. Her

