“I know. It’s just…weird leaving him like this,” I admitted. “Is this what you want? To leave him like this? Do you want to go on this date?” It felt like a challenge. A frown curled my brow, and a bit of that old anger and rejection rose to the surface. “Isn’t it what I should do, Ryder? Move on with my life? Find someone to love me because I’ve been aching to love someone for a long, long time. You told me I deserved it.”
