My knee bounces under the table, and nerves pool in my stomach. I knew it was a big risk when I sent that text last night. I’ve been working up to that moment for months. Baby steps. That’s all I need to remember. This was step one, and in my mind, it was the biggest. Jackson could have said no to meeting up. He could have left me on read and ignored me completely. But he didn’t. He said yes. He said he was going to show up. I take a sip of my coffee and glance at the time on my phone. 9:02 a.m. He should be here any minute now. I open up one of the apps I use when I need to distract my brain
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