Chapter 38Jesse
Jesse truly wasn’t sorry. Not when they were ribbed mercilessly by the guests at dinner. Not even when Velinda made a snarky remark that started with, Now, in my day and time, and ended with her giving Nicole a look that had her cringe in her seat, followed by an especially noteworthy hmph. Blissfully, Gittie stayed out of it, neither commenting nor denying anything, and she must have counseled Max beforehand, because he did the same. The guests had left and Nicole had disappeared into the kitchen to help Velinda, and Jesse had just gotten up to head over to the office herself when Gittie stepped in front of her.
“I’m glad, Jesse-girl, truly glad to see you having a little bit of fun again. Your mama would be so happy.” Her eyes were glistening and she turned away to hide
