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"Thank you," I say as I buckle my seatbelt.
I take a deep breath, and for a couple of moments I think about telling the driver to stop and let me out. I'm not really sure that I'm making the best decision, but a part of me just wants to go with it and see how it works out.
I hear my phone beeping and I look down to see Elisabetta has texted me. "Oh my gosh, Skye. I am so sorry. I got carried away. Where are you?"
I stare at the phone and smile slightly. I don't really want to tell her that I walked in on her on all fours with a strange man behind her doing Heaven knows what while she was screaming. That was a sight that I want to forget for the rest of my life.
I text back quickly. "Hey, no worries. I actually got caught up with some work and I'm still working. So see you tomorrow?"
"Are you sure?" she messages back immediately.
"I'm sure."
I look at my screen and lick my lips. I want to speak to Elisabetta. I want to ask her if she thinks I'm making a mistake, but I don't know if she's still with the guy. I don't know where her head space is at.
I decide to call Lila and she answers on the third ring.
"Hey, what's going on?"
"I didn't wake you up, right?"
"No, it's not that late."
"You and Max aren't doing anything intimate or anything?"
"Max is in the office," she says, giggling. "I was just about to watch Love is Blind UK. The new episodes just came out."
"Oh? Is it good?"
"Oh my gosh, girl, it is so good. The men are adorable. Even better than the US men. There's this one guy that if I wasn't with Max, I would want to be with him."
"Oh? Really?"
"Yeah. His name is Benaniah, but he goes by Ben for short. He is so dreamy. He has these blue eyes and this blonde hair and oops. I should probably keep the excitement out of my voice."
"Man, I'm going to have to check it out."
"You know what I was thinking?" she says.
"No. What?"
"I was thinking you should go on a dating show."
"What, like The Bachelor?"
"No, like a Love is Blind or something like that. I think you'd do really well. You have such a bubbly personality and you're so fun, and then when they meet you, they would be absolutely astounded because you're also drop-dead gorgeous."
"Oh my gosh, Lila. I am so glad we met in the street that day. You have done so much for my self-esteem."
"What? I'm just telling the truth."
"I know, and you're going to think I'm absolutely crazy right now."
"Um, why would I think you're crazy?"
"Because of where I'm going."
"You're confusing me. What's going on Skye?"
