"Hallo?"
"Hey…"
Nina sighed as she walked around the kitchen and perched herself on the counter. A glass of wine danced in one hand as she pressed the phone to her ear with the other.
"How are you Scarlet?"
"Good…"
"You sound… Off."
"It's nothing… I'm fine…"
"It doesn't sound like nothing… It's something…"
Awkward silence stretched between them.
"You know you can tell me anything, Scarlett…" Nina said softly. "Is it that married guy? Is he the one stressing you up? Should I come over there and confront him! Tell me anything and I will do it for you!"
"It's not him," she mumbled. "It's his… His wife."
"What about his wife? God! Did she do anything to you! Did she hurt you!"
"She doesn't want to leave him. She duped him into counseling. Now they want to work on their ma
