C14 TRYING TO THINK

BETHANY'S POV

In the end, I backed down and didn't summon the courage to call Jeff. I thought that maybe he was probably already occupied at work and didn't need the added inconvenience of a woman fretting over an image that went viral on social media.

Instead, I immersed myself in a day filled with preparations for my first business trip outside the states.

With my academic journey behind me