Chapter 47. Coffee Date?

The words Emily had said earlier that night were still circling around Mika's head as she sat by herself in her room. She had instructed the man Mika had met at the café to "Just try it, Ms. Mika." In her head, the conversation kept repeating itself, reverberating across the empty room.

She looked out the window at the distant glitter of the city lights. Her heart ached as her mind pulled her in several directions. It had been some time since she had thought about starting a new relationship. Her former relationship's scars were still open, and every heartbeat brought back painful memories.

The gentle prod Emily gave her was a reminder that there was more to life than the shadows of her past. Mika closed her eyes, inhaled deeply, and let the burden of the choice rest on her shoulders. Was she prepared to let herself fall once more? Was she prepared to allow someone inside? Was she prepared to experience love once more?

She thought as memories of her ex-partner's p