RENEE

I stared at myself in the full-length mirror for the umpteenth time this cool evening.

My heart hammered wildly in my chest, and I couldn’t contain the excitement and anxiety that filled me simultaneously.

Soon, I’ll be meeting Robert, and I couldn’t explain how freaking tense and edgy I was feeling.

“You’ll do good, Renee. Tonight is going to go so smoothly, and you’re going to come back with shaky legs. I bet you.”

I heard Nicole whisper into my ears, her eyes ...