Her lips quivered. “ You think I'm bluffing ?”
I shook my head. “ No. I just need an occasion to flip the switch on Dearest Jaime.”
“ Oh, where was that again? His house? No. His office.”
Her face turned ashen. Eyes widened in shock. I felt like taking a photo of the rare moment as a keepsake. But her pale face struck directly at old memories.
She was there when no one else was.
I had birthdays and cakes, and laughter and fun because a high school cheerleader treated me like an actual sister, until I became one.
Hmmm!
“ Please, Nicki. You can't tell anyone about that…I don't know how you found out, but you can't tell anyone. His wife will kill me.”
I sniggered. “ You could have considered his marriage before you got yoked to his body like a pick me girl. What were you thinking?”
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