“It’s totally okay.” Rae collapsed onto her couch, half disappointed and half relieved that Ben couldn’t get together for dinner tonight. A sigh escaped her mouth. “Now I don’t have to shower.” She smiled, hoping the gesture would infuse into her words. Of course she’d known Missy’s birthday was in May. She’d just forgotten.
“What’s your schedule like next week?” he asked.
She sighed and lay down on her couch. “I don’t know. I’ll check it tomorrow night and text you.” She didn’t want to think about her schedule on the weekends. And now she had an entire Saturday night free. A week ago, she would’ve been depressed about the possibility of spending a weekend evening with her mother. Or by herself.
But now, that didn’t matter. Rae actually craved a night in, and after she hung up with Ben,
