ALICE
Was it weird that I was still thinking about what Todd said to me at the launch event?
The longer his words sat on my mind, the stranger they seemed. I didn't want to spend too much time or energy on that man, especially since I would be seeing him again, but I couldn't ignore how I felt.
Freddie was right on time. My car decided not to start this morning, so he offered to drive me there instead of letting me take an Uber.
I put the seatbelt on and told him, "I really appreciate this. Thanks for the ride."
"It's no issue at all," he assured me. Moments later, he added, "Listen, you seemed tense last night. Do you know that guy from somewhere? I had this feeling that there was a lot of...tension between the two of you."
I moved my hand to tuck my hair behind my ear then stoppe
