Cherry is all that you had on your mind. It’s weird between you… you want her to like you, but you also can’t shake the feeling that she never will. Like in another world, you two would be friends, but not in this one.

You’re Daniel’s ex, so the animosity between you and her was explainable. The way her jaw would tighten when Daniel talked about you, the way her smile never quite reached her eyes whenever you were around.

It didn’t help that Laura hated her but loved you. Laura was practically planning your wedding when you and Daniel suddenly split.

But you were still good friends with the Sandersons, still tied to the family in ways Cherry couldn’t stand.

You’re stepping out of work when you see her waiting for you.

“Cherry, what are you—?” you start, your guard immediately rising.

She cuts you off with a too-sweet smile. “We need to talk. Just you and me.”