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"So about that co out of town out for your birthday…"

He shrugged "I wasn’t lying…"

I turned to hi?" I said,aveforehead kisses "You’ve already given er every day I couldn’t have asked forthe lines ofred bow That would be a present I could get behind--if I found a way to cover up the top half, that was Maybe Kat was right…maybe all it would take would be a flash of soet under this et to know our plans for the night?"

"Het dressed for dinner Then the car takes us to dinner Then… we’ll see"

"And where is dinner?"

He grinned again "It ht just be that we can eat dinner and hit one of your bucket list ite dinner on the Eiffel Tower?"

"We’re eating at Le Jules Verne on the Eiffel Tower, at a west-facingtable so we can watch the sunset"’

"Then I’d better get ready!"

My bag had been unpacked and s tucked away by the er thanout on the balcony terrace

I had no idea what had even been packed for wear she’d slipped in there?

I whipped open the ar with other clothing, hung one sexy black dress, one red dress and one crèown They were coiven ht we’d spent together

I actually felt tears sting the backs of my eyes as I pulled them out and looked at them Adam was in the shower and I took a eous and I had no way of knowing if Sonia had picked them out or if Adam had But each of them were cut lower in front than I would have liked They weren’t obscene but more like the necklines I used to wear The red one was stunning, showing a lot of leg under a flared skirt and with a cutout in the back When I heard the shower stop, I hurriedly tucked them back inside the closet, still unsure of what to do

It was too nore, and I decided, as I showered and didelse So I resolved to find the courage to wear one of the them, then I’d do it

Maybe then he’d touchthis preparation ti Because soet over this hurdle--if he could stop seeing ile and helpless--that maybe we could be equals and we could both be present in this relationship again

I spent extra tih I was happy to notice thatto sprout, but I carefully penciled them in like the video tutorials had shown lued on fake eyelashes Andthe sickly look I’d been sporting

I’d found sost the accessories so I experi a lovely black lace scarf aroundknot at the back It trailed overred dress I’d chosen to wear, it actually laold bracelet and my compass I alore the coer faded, barely visible Like there was actually soet my looks back--or at least one into premature menopause and I wouldn’t have the e

But those were things to hope for later One thing this whole ordeal had taught me was to be present, be in the ht, I had the handso, slow looks down my form

He wore a black suit and black tie with a white shirt It really didn’t reat