Kimberly nodded, looking utterly defeated. Her usual outgoing self completely evaporated the moment she laid eyes on Theodore. If social anxiety had a poster child today, it was her.

She sighed dramatically and whispered to Ivy, "Why didn’t you tell me that Ethan’s friend was him? I was planning to go home and change after work, you know! But now... If I change later, isn’t it just screaming that I’ve got ulterior motives?"

Ivy patted her on the shoulder ...