Sondra
Nico seems distracted and uncomfortable when we get to the restaurant, and I totally sympathize. Who doesn’t get squirmy around family gatherings?
I head to the women’s room and when I come out of the stall, I hear Nico’s aunt and Sal talking in the hallway outside.
“So what’s the story with Nico’s girlfriend?”
I freeze, my hand on the door to push it open.
“Yeah, she’s nice. Makes him happy,” Sal answers.
“Yeah, but what about the fiancée? Isn’t he still engaged to Jenna Pachino?”
Jenna Pachino. I knew it!
I go ice cold and hot at the same time. My stomach drops to my feet on the floor.
Oh my f*****g God. I knew his story didn’t add up. The way he didn’t introduce me when she showed up at the casino. She’s his f*****g fiancée?
This is my pattern. Cheating assholes. Even w
