Her heart jumped when she saw, on her screen, the notification of an incoming message. She was just tying up the last touches on the sketch for her latest painting when that small chime pulled her attention away. Reaching over, she unlocked her screen to see Victor's name flash before her eyes.
Get ready by 7. We're going out. Dress classy.
Her eyebrows shot up in surprise. Victor hadn't taken her out on a real date since their wedding, and that night had been more of a formal event to show off his new wife rather than an actual date. But this. this felt different. She stared at the message for a few moments longer, her heart fluttering with cautious hope.
"What?" she whispered to herself, feeling the smile tug at the corners of her lips. For weeks, she had been walking on eggshells aro
