Day 84.

She finished her cake and thanked him for his company. And the cocktail. He asked if he could see her again. Although she wasn't completely sure of his motives (why would someone so charming and clearly so confident & successful be interested in her), she felt there must be something to meeting him at this place, on this night. In all the years she had been coming here, she never met anyone, not even so much as made eye contact. Maybe she was supposed to meet this man in this place she held so sacred, so private. Maybe he'd be the one to wake her up and help her let go of the painful past she'd been holding onto so tightly. 

She'd known for some time that she should, but she hasn't been ready to make that move yet. She needed something to catapult her into the change and something to catch her when she fell. It's an awful lot to put on this man she just met. But who knew? Just maybe.