A new dawn

April.

Nicky Jones turned out to be more interesting than I thought. He was a fun carefree guy who made me laugh a lot. I enjoyed the date so much that I didn’t even realise that two hours had passed. By the time it was done, I didn’t feel like leaving but both of us had other things to do. After the date, Mason and I texted for a while, sharing some small talk. We didn’t talk about renewing the relationship or anything like that.

I felt slightly disappointed but I could tell Mason was trying to take things slow this time. When I thought about it, I realised it may be a good thing. We had taken things quite fast before and it didn’t work out.

Later that evening as I was scrolling through the internet, I saw photos of us during the date. I read through the comments on the post and checked other posts from outlets in Miami. People were speculating about our relationship status. This put a damper on my plans. I knew Mason must have already seen it and put the two together. Now, he proba