25
WHITLEY
Good news and bad news.
Good news: Margaret told Locke. So, I didn’t have to.
Bad news: That meant I couldn’t tell Gavin.
I had never been a good secret keeper. Especially not from someone I was actively sleeping with and spending almost all of my waking moments with. I’d gotten away with talking about my dad in the Hamptons to cover my unease about his cheating scumbag of a cousin, but I wasn’t going to lie to him either. No matter what I’d promised Margaret.
Luck won out though. I wasn’t sure if Margaret was too embarrassed by what had happened or worried that her family would find out, but she backed out of my bridal shower. Gavin thought I’d be sad when he told me the news, but I could barely hide my relief.
“She said she wanted to hang out with Locke this weekend ins
