Chapter Thirty Six

Everything was going the way she wanted. Monica thought.

Now, on her way home from a perfectly wonderful dinner with Tom, she hoped he felt the same way. She realized she liked him a lot.

Decked out in her new green sweater, black leather skirt and matching boots, she had dressed to get laid tonight, and, judging by the way Tom had stared at her throughout dinner, she was well on her way to achieving her goal.

But… But what?

She tried to dismiss any negative thoughts. There were no buts. Everything was fine.

There was a time when she wanted to be single. But she was done with that now. She knew what she wanted now. Back then she had thought she would be a fool to let fascination with a guy spoil her happy life. She figured that she didn't really want or need a man in her life.

But now she knew she was done with all that. She wanted to share her life with someone. She wanted to be ha