I still want to hightail it in the other direction, but I do the adult thing and follow after her, schlepping all four dogs along with me, because what choice do I have?
Fall in Chicago is normally a nice time of year---leaves turning, air turning crisp and refreshing, sky as blue as it ever is. But right now, it's like the backdrop to a nightmare. Katerina has a funny way of making nice things---smiles, autumn---seem like the evilest s**t anyone has ever dreamed up.
She wastes no time in cutting to the chase. "I hear you're dating my ex-husband."
"With all due respect, Ms. Alekseeva, I don't think that's any of your business." I hold my chin high even while my heart is flailing around in my chest.
I wait for the same kind of attack she waged on Hope, but all I get is another seemingly
