The Waiting Game

As soon as Sloane sent the message, she regretted it the moment it went out.

'Who am I kidding, as if I could actually change his plans,' she thought, feeling a wave of self-doubt.

She hurried to delete the message before he could see it.

But just as she deleted it, a single word popped up in the chat.

Vaughn's text read, "Yes."

He'd actually replied to her.

Sloane stared at the notification confi