"You tricked me!" Stellar shrieked. She braced her hands on either side of her hips and exhaled loudly through her nose. "What is wrong with you, Beau? Tired of playing around that it's convenient to seek me out tonight? Is that it?"
"You know you're the only one for me, precious."
Stellar closed her eyes in disbelief. The certainty in Beau's voice was playing tricks on her heart, giving it false promises of a happily ever after.
If she was the same Stellar half a year ago, then maybe she might have swooned and giggled. Unfortunately, that innocence was long gone.
"Says the one who left me without a word. Not a single text. Not a letter. Not a phone call. And when…" Stellar paused, her chest heaving, "and when you came back, you didn't even bother to show your face to me and what? Spent dinner dates with my sister! Say it again, Beau! Say that I'm the only one for you. Lie to me one more time, then I might believe you!"
