She felt a sharp stab of jealousy, which she knew was crazy. Marisa was still in love with Luc, and both Josh and Marisa admitted they were better off as friends. Still, she couldn’t help but torture herself with images of what it would be like to watch one of her best friends fall in love with...She refused to think of Josh as the man she loved. She loved him because he had been one of her closest friends for years, but to give him a special title as ‘the man’ she loved gave him power she wasn’t willing to relinquish. She had to find a way to get over this infatuation so she could move on with her life. In the spirit of moving on, she had gone on two dates this week. Both had been unmitigated disasters. She had been desperate to feel something, at least a spark of attraction that would make her want to consider a second date. But neither man had been able to hold her interest beyond appetizers. In fairness, her mind had already started wandering to Josh before the entrée was served. “So a friend of mine owns this great little restaurant in...”
