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Penny waited for the elevator, the smell of her Chinese takeout causing her stomach to growl. She’d skipped dinner last night. And breakfast this morning. And lunch this afternoon.
Food had taken a backseat to the pity party she’d been holding for herself since seeing Gage out with that woman last night.
However, her stomach finally put its foot down tonight, demanding sustenance. So she’d put on a bra but hadn’t bothered to change out of the tatty T-shirt and yoga pants she’d worn all day. She also hadn’t bothered with a shower or her hair or her makeup or her contacts.
Which meant Murphy’s Law dictated disaster. Because when the elevator doors slid open, David was there.
And he wasn’t alone.
He had his arm wrapped around Audrey’s waist. Audrey lived on the fourth floor, and she had definitely been one of those “we wear pink on Wednesdays” girls back in high school.
“Hey, Penny,” Audrey said in a cheerful tone that felt less friendly, and more “OMG look at the freak show.”
“Hey,” she said lamely.
David smiled, but it was forced, and just like that, any progress she’d made with him a week earlier vanished in an instant.
“David invited me out to dinner and a movie,” Audrey said, leaning closer to the man, her flirting so natural, so flawless. How the fuck did she do that? “Though I’m hoping I can talk him into skipping the movie to take me dancing instead.”
David chuckled. “I think I could be persuaded.”
Audrey smiled and batted her eyelashes, looking at David like he’d just promised to name a planet after her or something. “Enjoy your Chinese,” Audrey said, as the two of them stepped off the elevator, linked hands, and headed out for their date.
Penny got on the elevator and closed her eyes tightly, determined not to cry.
Fuck it, she thought.
Fuck it all.
