Back in her room, Jenny felt like shed been run over by a train. Opening up about her situation had been emotionally exhausting. At the same time, it felt good to have told Cole about Slater. It wasnt much, but it felt as though shed released a little of the darkness.
Carefully, she hung her dress in the closet, lightly fingering the fabric with its purple flowers. Before, shed never have considered wearing a dress from WalMart. But it was pretty, and shed felt pretty in it. Her gaze fell on the boots Cole had surprised her with. She absolutely adored them, and hed seemed pleased that she did.
Dinner had turned out perfectly, as though shed made chicken piccata every week of her life. Shed like to do that again and knew that there were plenty of other recipes shed memorized, some for cakes in particular. Sitting down to a meal shed prepared had seemed like such a normal moment, one that she relished.