Hello

"Kimberlee. This is a surprise." Samantha looked up from her coffee, trying to mask her inner sigh. Her friend stood before her, looking exactly the same as she always had—striking as ever and, as Samantha had expected, here because of Aiden.

"Are you really surprised?" Kimberlee asked with a raised brow. "Weren't you the one who messaged me about Aiden and him finding someone new?"

"I did message you," Samantha admitted, setting her cup down carefully as she gestured for Kimberlee to sit opposite her. "But I told you to forget about going back to him. Something I know you've been counting on all this time. He's found someone—a good woman."

"And you thought that would keep me away?" Kimberlee's voice was calm, but there was a sharp edge to it.