On the way back to the table Dahlia smiled at Alison and said, “I’m so glad we met.”
“Me too. I don’t have a lot of female friends.”
“Me either,” said Dahlia. “Most women are so catty, and I have to admit that I didn’t want to like you. When I first heard that Harker was married, I was furious and hurt. He’d always told me he’d never marry.” She smiled sadly. “I guess, he just meant that he’d never marry me.”
Maybe she should tell the other woman that their marriage wasn’t real, but what if she were wrong? What if it could be real?
“I want you to know that no matter how angry and jealous I was I wouldn’t have slept with him. I swear as soon as Ethan told me Harker had gotten married, I was out of there.”
“Oh. I’m sure. When exactly was this?” Alison tried to keep her face impassive as
