Instead of immediately responding Stella decided to take a few calming breaths. This was exactly the reason that she had always opted to stay single. Small things annoyed the bejesus out of her, specifically things centered around men and relationships. She couldn't handle the little dance that you did with someone new—like the one Evan was doing now. So she tried to politely 'keep it real', even though Evan acted as if they were in a relationship after only a month of dating.
She'd done her part in keeping things casual. Hadn't she kept their s****l excursions limited to his condo so that she could leave immediately afterwards? Didn't she tell him that she didn't want to introduce him to her son? Or maybe he thought that meant for now and not forever…
The thing about Evan is that he was
