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Halle let go of her hug and looked Ayla up and down. \u201cYou look great. I thought you\u2019d be crying,\u201d she said. She knew better than anyone how hard divorce had been on Ayla.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yesterday, Ayla had driven around alone for hours. She remembered what she needed to remember. She cried all she needed to cry.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, it was finally over.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m fine,\u201d Ayla said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle hugged her again. \u201cNow that you have the divorce certificate, I can finally relax. That jerk didn\u2019t cause you any trouble, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t care. \u201cEven if he did, what can he change?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle\u2019s eyes lit\u00a0<\/p>\n
up at her response.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Right after the divorce, Ayla had been hurting. Anyone could see her stress and how tangled her emotions were. She had made the choice to leave, but she didn\u2019t have her spark\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her spark was back-bright and sharp. She looked like someone ready to run straight ahead without stopping. A completely different person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI came back thinking I\u2019d need to comfort you,\u201d Halle said. \u201cBut looking at you now? If I don\u2019t get you a male escort tonight, I\u2019ll feel guilty.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla laughed. \u201cSure. I want to try it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was single now. Perfect time to have some fun.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And she had money, so why not enjoy herself?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle gave her the name of a restaurant. Ayla typed it into her GPS and started driving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle grabbed the roses from the passenger seat. \u201cWho gave you these?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMax.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle was dumbstruck. \u201cWhy did he show up?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHe brought the flowers to celebrate Troy finally escaping the marriage, but he didn\u2019t run into him at the\u00a0<\/p>\n
courthouse.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle clenched her teeth. \u201cThey\u2019re all jerks. Who exactly escaped the misery here?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She never had a strong opinion about Max before. Now she had zero positive feelings left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla mocked, \u201cSo I took the flowers for Troy, and told Max to make sure he knows I\u2019m the one who escaped.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Troy\u2019s outburst after the divorce made everything clear. He just couldn\u2019t stand how eager she was to leave him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Good. Let him understand it fully.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She really couldn\u2019t wait to get out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Over the meal, Halle told her she had broken up with her boyfriend. Their six-month limited romance had expired.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, are you planning to find someone new?\u201d Ayla asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She thought of Will for a second, but nothing had ever happened between them. Not even a hint.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curious, she asked anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle shrugged. \u201cIf Will likes me, I\u2019d be happy. If he doesn\u2019t, that\u2019s normal too. But if you\u2019re asking what I think about him? I\u2019m telling you now, I\u2019m not dating Will.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI only date for about six months. I\u2019m not committing to any guy long-term. And after a breakup, can people stay friends? Most of the time, no. So if I dated Will, our connection would be gone. I finally have an elementary school friend who knows Mr. Storm. That\u2019s a rare treasure.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle grinned. \u201cSo, Will can only stay my\u00a0<\/p>\n
friend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla suddenly couldn\u2019t hold it in anymore. \u201cHalle, you always say you\u2019re my biggest fan, but honestly, I like you a lot too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle stared at her, stunned. The cool, straight- A girl suddenly confessing like this made her whole body tense up. \u201cW-what happened? Why are you saying this?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou always know what you want,\u201d Ayla said. Her eyes were full of admiration.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t overthink. You live free. I like that.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle\u2019s whole body broke out in goosebumps. \u201cAhhh-stop! You\u2019re scaring me! I\u2019m not used to this!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla poured herself a drink and clinked glasses with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla always had a cool vibe. Even drinking soda, she looked like she was taking a shot at a bar-sharp, confident, untouchable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle got used to it fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Yep. This was the Ayla she knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Ayla\u2019s presence was sharp. When she didn\u2019t smile, her presence was strong enough to make people take a step back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle, on the other hand, was the social one. She could talk circles around anyone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla didn\u2019t need to talk. Sitting there quietly was enough for everyone to notice her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Realizing that Ayla was finally back to her old self, Halle couldn\u2019t wait. She dragged her out to a bar right\u00a0<\/p>\n
away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She ordered the best-looking male escort available.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When the escorts walked in, they went straight into their usual routine-acting cute, trying to charm the rich ladies. But these two? They were different.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Halle smiled, easy and friendly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla, though, said nothing and only studied them with her cool stare. No one could guess what she liked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ayla was ready to pick someone who simply looked pleasant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her first instinct was to choose someone cold and elegant, a lot like Troy. She shut that thought down immediately.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, she pointed at a guy with a playful, charming smile. \u201cYou. Come drink with me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The chosen male escort rushed over and started calling her in the sweetest way possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He laid it on thick, charming and flirty. Usually a few seductive looks from him were enough to make wealthy clients blush and avoid eye contact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Tonight was different. His client was way too good-looking, so he went all out. He flirted, he smiled, and tried every trick he knew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t react at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When their eyes met, he even held her gaze on purpose, staring at her with a deep, dramatic look he usually used to make women melt. She didn\u2019t flinch. She didn\u2019t look away. Not even for a second.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instead, he was the one who lost control first. His heartbeat sped up, and he looked away in a panic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was frustrated inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How was she making him break character? This was supposed to be his job!\u00a0<\/p>\n
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