Melody looked in the mirror for what felt like the hundredth time and exhaled slowly. She needed to get this right- not just her appearance, but the impression it created. After returning home this evening, she'd gone over the conversation with Adam piece by piece, combing through every glance and every silence.
It hadn't taken her long to realise what had gone wrong. She'd let her guard slip. She hadn't said anything outright, of course, but something in her expression or tone must have revealed more than she'd meant to the previous time when he had dropped her home. And Adam had probably picked up on it. She sighed. If only she had not been feeling too vulnerable, this would not have happened.
