Chapter 46

RAE

I’d been to the restaurant a couple of times with Vickie. First, to celebrate my last physiotherapy appointment after being released from the hospital and again when we were both accepted into our preferred programs at college. It was the sort of place where families like the Montgomerys met with other wealthy families who didn’t care how much a tiny plate of their starter cost.

A place where people wearing jeans and old T-shirts couldn’t get past the front door.

But there I was, being led to a private room with Vickie. I self-consciously tidied my hair while the other diners looked at us and sighed in relief when we entered the cosy room.

“Was this necessary?” I asked Vickie when our server left us alone in a room that could comfortably seat ten guests.

“Go big or go home,” Vickie chuckled. “Order anything you want; then we can talk about our spa date tomorrow and shopping.”

Something she was also going to pay for. Spending her family’s money was always a sore spot for me,