REINA
By the time my last class ended, I’d already spent half the lecture fidgeting with my pen, pretending to take notes while my mind was a mess of half-formed excuses.
I wasn’t even sure why I’d asked Tessa to come over. Maybe because the guilt was getting too loud. Maybe because I knew if I didn’t tell her soon, she’d find out some other way—and that would be worse.
Now that Tess and her friends already knew about Domenico, it was only right I tell her the truth. It won't be okay for my best friend to learn the truth about my marriage from other people.
When I walked out of the building, Tessa was leaning against my car, sunglasses perched on her nose, chewing gum like she was in a music video. Her dark curls were tied up in a messy bun, and she waved when she saw me.
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