The week goes by excruciatingly slow. I'm present when Cassidy asks Jackson out. She does it casually. She simply mentions hanging out together, alone. He agrees and they made plans right there. I, on the other hand, am waiting for Maddox to mention the fact that we have a double date to attend on Saturday. But it isn't until Thursday that he actually does so. He takes me to the side and informs me about it. I simply nod and tell him I'd be there. I wonder why it took him so long. Maybe he'd forgotten.
On Friday, before work, my aunt and I have to stop at the mall. Aunt Genevieve has to get something to wear and buy a gift for a coworker's baby shower that she's going to. I'm only tagging along on the shopping trip because she's going to drop me off at work once we're finished here. We're
