Dressed for Heartbreak

Stella

“Hey, Stella.”

There he is: Vance, standing in front of me, looking as handsome as ever in his all-black suit. He’s got his hands in his pockets in that way that just screams Vance, and for a moment, I feel my chest tighten at the thought of the fact that he has a different date who isn’t me.

“Um… Hey,” I reply.

There’s a brief silence, slightly awkward, before he responds. “I didn’t expec