Chapter 1
Present
Aria
Isometimes wonder how my life got to this point.
How did I go from feeling like I was at the top of the world to this, to the strong feeling of despair rolling through my body like a tidal wave with no way to escape it.
What was the turning point?
Was it when I got the job at the biggest hospital in Austin?
Was it when I met the man I thought was going to be my happily ever after?
Or does it go further? Did my life take a turning point three years ago when I dragged my best friend to Vegas so she would get over a breakup?
A lot did happen that weekend.
Was that when everything veered in a different direction? Did it all change with a not-so-simple trip to Vegas?
As I pass the sign that says Welcome to Illinois, a sign I never thought I would see from a moving van packed with my stuff, I conclude that was it.
It all started in Vegas.
Because what happens there never actually stays there.
Especially when a pair of blue eyes and a well-fitting suit buys you a drink.