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I went along with it because the women doing the set ups were incredibly kind to me when I introduced myself. But after the first couple of dates, I was over it. They got progressively worse, showing me exactly why some of these women were single.
My mom is thrilled I’ve gone on dates, but since I haven’t mentioned one lately, she’s hinted at taking my love life into her own hands. For the life of me, I don’t know why she wants to marry her two sons off so soon. We’re twenty-eight and twenty-seven. Both focused on furthering our careers.
“Spence, did you hear Theo?” B asks.
“Sorry. I was in my head for a second there. What’s up?”
“Since Mia was brought up, I thought I’d mention that Mia called me this morning before I got here with some news. And I think you might like it,” Theo says with a small grin.
“Me? Why?”
“Emmaline is moving back to Meadow Springs. Apparently, her and Chance are over.”
I hum noncommittally in response, finding myself lost in my head again. While I was bummed to have found her again only to learn she was engaged, I never wanted them to break up. I don’t know what happened between them, I just hope she’s okay.
We finish up breakfast, waving goodbye to Edie. “Well, this has been an interesting morning for sure. Theo, good to see you again,” he says, then turns to me. “This next month at work is going to be insane because our manager approved vacation time for too many of the kitchen staff that month. So, I’m not sure when I’ll see you.”
I hug him, even though I know he doesn’t love them and only puts up with it because I’m his baby brother. “Thanks for giving me the heads up. Let me know when is a good time to meet Aria.”
“I will. Love you.”
“Love you, too, B.”
Chapter 7
Emmaline
It’s been a month since breaking off my engagement.
One full month of living with my parents again. Of going to work and back home to wallow. A month of going to a different yoga class than the girls so I don’t have to talk to anyone. I even took up running again—running—it isn’t pretty.
It’s all been rather . . . pathetic.
Everyone in town knows that Chance and I are no longer together, but the only people who know the reason are my parents and best friends. It’s no one else's business but mine. I do feel bad for missing a few things during my wallowing, specifically Theo’s birthday. He didn’t push me on not coming and was actually very understanding.
Chance has texted and called me more since the breakup than he ever did when we were together. Every message and voicemail for the first two weeks said the same things.
Chance
I’m sorry
I made a mistake
I love u
Please come back
But this last week and a half, the messages have started to reek of angry desperation. It seems that he’s only okay if it’s him that gets to ignore me for a chunk of our relationship, but now that he’s being ignored, it’s the end of the world.
Chance
U will never do better than me
No one is gonna want u
Stop being a bitch and just answer me, Emma.
After being yelled at multiple times over voicemail, I blocked him. And since no one ever accused him of being a genius, I guess he thought I’d be more inclined to talk to him in person.
