So, it wasn’t the most eloquent moment of her life, but as she sat in the passenger seat of Josh’s truck, that was all Shelly could come up with. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see Josh standing there by the window, talking to the leggy brunette, Melissa. Over and over, Shelly kept chastising herself and her quick fall into la-la love land. Had I really thought for one moment that it would be that easy? When had I become so naive? Fairy tales didn’t happen overnight. Heck, they rarely happened at all! She just had to look at her parents for that wonderful reality check. Pulling out her phone, Shelly texted Lena. Need to talk…NOW.Almost immediately, she received a response.Lena: Are you okay?Shelly shook her head, and then noticed out of the corner of her eye Josh was walking around the truck. Looking down at her phone, Shelly texted back quickly. Will call in thirty minutes to talk. The driver’s door was pulled opened, and Josh climbed inside the truck. Mutley whined and sat up on the back seat.“Shelly…”
