While River and Vera were the only ones who really knew about the Lush Experience itself, Karena was in the know enough to know I was dating again. It evened out though, since I couldn’t tell them most of the details, no matter how much Vera begged me to spill everything.

“I can’t believe you’re having us help you pick out date clothes, but you won’t even tell us about your date!” Karena squealed.

“Dates,” River corrected. “As in ...