CHAPTER NINETEEN

'Hello Jared," Astra said into the phone as Jared picked up his phone. 'Hey Astra, how are you doing?" He asked. He sincerely sounded surprised. It was then that Astra realized how odd it would be. She had never called him before, he was always the one calling her. It would clearly be weird to her. 'I am good, thank you," she said. For a moment, she was short of words. She had no idea what she was going to say to him. Many things crossed her mind, but her greatest fear was the fact that he may realize that she was playing him in a way. 'Is anything the matter? Is Nicholas bothering you again? I thought you left his house," Jared asked and Astra closed her eyes in frustration. She forgot that Jared called her when she was still in Nicholas house. How was she supposed to start dating him when he knew that she had been in her ex husband's house just a few hours ago? 'Oh no. nothing is the matter. Did you maybe want to get dinner later in the day? It has been a while," Astra asked. Her