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“So what comes next?” my sister asked.
“Between Rhys and me?”
“Duh.”
“No plans. After we ate, he walked me out to my car and opened the driver-side door for me. We hugged, and then he said he’d talk to me later. I left his house after that and came straight here.”
“Do you want him to talk to you later?”
“Yes. Am I wrong to feel that way?”
“Nope!” Rachel and Macie said together.
Then someone rang the doorbell.
“I’ll be back in a minute. Y’all keep eating,” I said, getting up from the table.
When I opened the front door, Mrs. Campbell greeted me, saying, “Hi, Riley!”
“How are you doing, ma’am?”
“I’m fine. What about you?”
“Hanging in there.”
“This gorgeous bouquet of white tulips is for you, sweetheart. Maybe it’ll make the hanging a little easier.”
She handed me the vase, told me to take care of myself, and left.
Before I rejoined my girls, I opened the card attached to the bouquet and read it. Chad had sent the flowers. He said he was sorry for everything and asked me to forgive him. He also asked me to give him a third and last chance.
When I returned to the kitchen, my girls’ faces lit up.
“Those are from Rhys, aren’t they?” Macie asked.
“No, they’re from Chad.”
“Motherfucker!”
“Here’s his card.”
I tossed it onto the table for Macie and my sister to read. Once they had, they looked back up at me.
“Riley, don’t you dare!” Macie said.
“I’m not, so don’t worry.”
“I told you that Chad was going to contact you. He just did it in this way.”
“I didn’t want to believe he was going do anything, but what he’s done today just reopened my wound,” I choked out.
“Dammit,” Macie growled.
Seconds later, she and Rachel were standing beside me.
“I’ll be okay,” I assured them. “Chad doing this just makes me angrier at him. Like he really thinks I’m going to fall for his bullshit this time.”
“He’s used to people falling for it, BFF. Especially women, I’m sure.”
