The next day, I went to work, and Jessica was there, waiting for all the "news." She could barely contain her excitement. I decided that I should  probably just try to ignore her expression and get right to work. I was still confused. I hadn't looked at the ring since I put it in the book, and I wasn't sure if I wanted to.
Jessica walked up to me while I was wiping down tables, "So...how did it go?"
"It went well. We talked. He seemed really nice." I shrugged.
Jessica looked at me like I was crazy, "You talked? What else did you do?"
"Well, we went to our separate houses." I wasn't making eye contact.
She had a prepared a party just for me to find a boyfriend, or more than one boyfriend, and I screwed it up. She was not going to be very happy.
I went to the back to start cleaning trays. She followed me, and just like I expected, she was really upset, "I planned a party for you, so you could get out more. You can't be alone your whole life, Kat."
I sighed, "I know, but now, I guess, isn't the right time." I really didn't want to explain my concept of love to Jessica. She wouldn't understand.
She looked at me with pleading eyes, "Then when is the right time?"
I shrugged my shoulders, "I don't know." she left me to my own thought for the rest of the day.
It was a relief, but at the same time, I felt even lonelier. I wanted to collapse to the floor with the same pain that was in my chest, but i knew that that was not a very good idea.