And that was how he got her home address. She really hadn't planned on that happening. Now as she ran through the house to get changed the called Sophia. "Uh hey, I'm going out with Kip Turner. What should I wear?"

"Jeans and a blouse. Casual dressy. And stop thinking of it as a date."

"Right, not a date. I've been saying that all day." It just hadn't been sticking to her mind. She couldn't help it. "Jeans and a blouse." She pulled things out of her drawers, discarding them in her mind as she went.

"Where are you meeting him?"

"He's picking me up," Mandy squeaked out like a coward.

"What?" the word exploded in her ear. "How did that happen?"

"My car is broke down. And I called to say I'd be late and he said, 'I could come pick you up'. And I was weak. I hate the bus. I hate the bus at night."

"What's the status on my tickets?"

"Sophia, focus. Please." Oh god, oh god. She pulled a deep blue blouse off of a hanger and put it on. It was her favorite blouse. She looked great in it. She really needed to feel great tonight.

"Well, honey. You gave him your home address. You consider this meeting a date, there's nothing much I can do for you. Just meet him, find out what he's like now. And I'll be over here, praying that he's an asshole and you'll be done with him. Because, eleven years to be in a relationship that doesn't exist is a long time."