Chapter 64

I don’t even dare to look up as we approach the table with Thomas’ friends, who happen to be fucking Evan and Phillippa.

This is just my luck.

Outside, when I first saw Evan in the restaurant before we headed inside, I had to stop and tell Thomas that maybe I didn’t want to do this.

“Why’d?” he asked me. “What’s going on?”

I hated that I couldn’t find an excuse good enough for us to turn back. I’d told Evan that we would never cross paths again, so how was I going to show up to a double date with him and Phillippa? That was just going to complicate things.

I also couldn’t tell Thomas that Evan was the man I’d been married to. I was glad that I’d been thoughtful in the beginning to not say anything about Evan to him. How would I have guessed?

What kind of coincidence was this?

“I…I just can’t,” I’d stammered uselessly. “Maybe we should turn back. Apologize.”

He placed his hands on my shoulders. “They’re inside already, waiting for us. Imagine how awkward that would be? No, there’s