Viviana looked at some earrings in a shop, holding up different pairs to her ear lobes. She had already decided on two pairs and was thinking of taking a third.
She had an epiphany just the day before- If Matteo was out spending his money with whoever it was that was keeping him company, or paying her father, why couldn't she spend his money too? After all, he did say that he was going to pay for everything. So… let him.
She'd decided to spoil herself. It was a small consolation for his betrayal. Two weeks had gone by quickly and Viviana had found that even though her clothes would fit for a while longer, they certainly wouldn’t look the same. That was the only thing she was buying out of her own pocket, anything that had to do with her pregnancy.
As she held the gold earring to her,
