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street to my car.

“Hey, would you want to celebrate that raise this

weekend?”

“What did you have in mind?” I’m picturing drinks and

wings again. I could go for that. That was really fun. Or maybe

another symphony. Or the theatre. That was super fun too.

Steph surprises me.

“There’s this spa that I really like. My mom and I used

to go there pretty often. Let me book us a room. It’s in

Phoenix, but we could stay overnight. Get pedicures and

massages or whatever you want. My treat.”

“Oh.” That’s different.

“They have this pool filled with mineral water that you

can swim in and a dining room… It’s basically like a

staycation. Is that what it’s called?”

“That’s what it’s called. I…”

“I can book us separate rooms if you want. Or if you

don’t want to go, that’s okay. I totally und—”

“I want to go!” I blurt. For once, I am not going to

overthink things. I like the way I feel. I like the glow that I’m

giving off. I like my life right now. I really, really like

spending time with Steph. A whole weekend together? It gives

me shivers just thinking about it. “Not in separate rooms. I

don’t have any clients yet this weekend. I’ll make sure I don’t

book anyone.”

“Great! Can I pick you up Friday evening? I can book

us some treatments for Saturday and we can come back that

evening. Just in case you have work to catch up on. I’d like to

stay longer, but unfortunately we have exams this week and I

know I’ll need at least one day to get everything graded.”