Verena 

“Did you tell Mr. Daxton, you’re coming with me to my boyfriend’s housewarming?”

I did a simple nod of my head. “Yeah. I texted but he hasn’t responded yet. We should leave now,”

Emily recently got into a relationship with someone she met on a blind date and surprisingly, he bought a house in the same neighborhood where I lived with Daxton. Since we were in the same area, Emily thought it was the perfect opportunity for me to meet her man so I was forced to tag along. 

As we both walked on the curb, heels clicking on it, I said. “Does he know that I’m coming?”

She...