“Matthew, I have something I’ve been wanting to tell you all day.”
A hundred things flashed through my mind. I convinced myself it couldn’t be anything of much importance. “What is it, darling?”
“I haven’t exactly been honest with you.” Looking down at her plate, “It concerns Bear.”
My first thought was maybe he didn’t play with the New York Jets anymore. Maybe he’s been traded to the Baltimore Ravens. The next thing she said made my heart stop for a few seconds. She told me that she had had a meeting with him the day before we were to be married. That was two days ago. She further stated she had lied to me about her relationship with Bear. She previously told me she had broken off the relationship. But that wasn’t true. She had been seeing him every time she had an opportunity.
“He di
