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“Why wait? Let’s go out and hit the town up now.” He hooked his arm around me.

Ducking out from under him, I placed my hand on his chest.

“Good things come to those who wait, Brad.”

Evelyn was laughing so hard she spilled her drink.

“I need to get this one home.” I pointed at her. “She’s had a little too much. I’ll talk to you soon.”

Chapter Five

ONE MONTH LATER

Emily

The store was doing great. Evelyn’s designs were selling out faster than she could produce more, and my dating life was taking a toll on me. Evelyn walked in as I hung up some new shirts that had just arrived, and Katie was helping a customer.

“Hey, Evelyn.” I smiled.

“I brought you something,” she spoke as she handed me a garment bag.

Unzipping it, I pulled out a strapless, beaded, sweetheart neckline short black dress.

“Wow. This is beautiful.”

“Thank you. You’re going to look fabulous in it.”

I gave her a blank stare. “Huh? This is for me?”

“Yes. It’s for you to wear to the wedding you’ll attend with me on Saturday night.”

“What wedding?”

“Remember I told you a few months back that my friend Rebecca was getting married?”

“Yeah. I thought you were taking a date.”

“I was up until a couple of days ago. Then the asshole bailed on me. He used the ‘sick mother’ excuse. I don’t want to go alone, and I know how much you love weddings.” She smirked.

“Ah, yes. Weddings are the joy of my life. Two people committing the rest of their lives to each other in front of all their family and friends only to end up divorced in ten years.”

She rolled her eyes. “So, you’ll go?”

“Do I really have to?”

“Yes. We’ll have so much fun. We’ll drink and dance the night away.”

“Free booze and music. I can handle that.” I smiled.

“Excellent. And remember, if anyone asks about your dress, you tell them I designed it.”

“Of course, I would. I better go try it on to make sure it fits.”

While I was walking past the counter to the fitting rooms, I heard my phone beep. Picking it up, I saw I had a text message from Louis, one of the guys I casually dated a few times.

“Hey, babe. I thought about you last night, and I think we should start seeing each other more. My friend told me when he saw us out together that we looked really good as a couple, and I think it’s time to take our relationship to the next level.”

Relationship? What relationship? We’d only been on a few dates. Shit. Why can’t guys just want to date without the damn strings attached? I was so mentally drained from these guys that I quit dating for a while. I needed a damn break for my own sanity.

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