The next day, Renee woke up with a terrible headache. ''Damn, being hungover is awful... I''m too old for this! I shouldn''t drink so much next time.''


    Renee stretched a little, threw her nket off her, and got out of bed. A sh of yellow caught her eye, and she turned to see a bouquet of sunflowers, her favorite flower, next to her pillow. There was a card beneath it, and she picked it up curiously.


    "Good morning, sunshine. I hope you felt better afterst night. You''re always wee toe see me again... XOXO, your confidant."


    Confidant?!


    Renee could only remember bits and pieces ofst night, but even those few memories made her blush.


    She knew she had a lot of alcohol, and had a fantastic time with Leia. In the end, Leia paid for a male escort for her, and she happily epted her friend''s gift. They''d kissed, and...


    Renee''s cheeks turned red, and she shook her head vigorously. She didn''t dare think about it anymore.? 2024 N?v/el/Dram/a.Org.


    She quickly looked down, and upon realizing her clothes were no different fromst night, she sighed in relief. She couldn''t deny that the male escort made her feel special. There was something familiar about him. He was calm and collected... just like Stefan!


    Could that male escort be Stefan?


    Suddenly, the door opened, and Leia walked in. She looked around the room suspiciously, then frowned. "Where''s the hottie fromst night? Has he left already?"


    She looked Renee up and down, a smirk on her face. "So, how did it go? Did he cheer you upst night?"


    Renee rolled her eyes. "So, you did hire him. No wonder he was so diligent and considerate."


    "I could tell you liked him—you let loosest night because of him. That rarely happens, so of course I had to make sure you spent some quality time with him... After all, if nobody newes into your life, how will you move on from the past?" Leia pointed out. She could tell from the state Renee was in that the seventy thousand was well spent.


    Renee was finally smiling again. She seemed full of life too, much unlike the lifeless zombie she had be recently.


    "Looks like that male escort did a good job. My money didn''t go to waste!" Leia ced her hands on Renee''s face and nodded repeatedly, very satisfied with the oue.


    "Hold on! Weren''t you worried he would hurt me? It was just the two of us in that room, you know," Renee protested.


    "That''s impossible!" Leia said firmly. "First of all, there''s no way he''d have the guts to do something like that since I paid him in advance. He wouldn''t get paid if he so much as touched you, and if he tried anything, I would have killed him. Second of all, he still doesn''t have what it takes. Even when you''re drunk, you can still easily fend him off, unless..." Leia suddenly stopped talking, and smiled suggestively.


    "Unless what?"


    "What do you think?" Leia asked, waggling her eyebrows.