(Amelia)
Saturday arrived sooner than I expected. I'd spent most of Friday wondering whether agreeing to dinner with Nathaniel had been a mistake. We were getting along better, but that didn't erase everything that had happened during our marriage. Still, I wanted to see what an evening alone with him would be like.
I was getting dressed when Ethan came into my room carrying his favorite dinosaur. He climbed onto my bed and watched me search through my closet. I'd already changed my mind about what to wear twice. Apparently, my son had decided to supervise.
"Mommy, where are you going?" he asked. "Grandma Vivian said you and Dad are going somewhere together." He looked at the dresses hanging in my closet. "Are you going to a party?"
"Not a party, sweetheart," I answered. "Your dad and
