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"LA isn’t too far fro his dimples I told myself I was utterly whacked in the head

His sest question for you I hope you don’tthis up, but a buddy of uess he knows your ex-husband"

I was taking a drink of wine and nearly choked on it "My ex-husband?!" I asked, trying hard to sound casual "This friend of yours has the wrong girl"

Only a few people on the planet knew I’d been married for one hot, dysfunctional minute

He looked surprised but not displeased "Oh yeah? Well, that’s good Obviously I can defend myself, but he had me spooked"

I couldn’t leave it at that It was just too bizarre "What’s the naa I’ic show here It’s really good"

I felt lass, placing both hands carefully into my lap where I could clench the crazy "What exactly did Tristan tell you?"

"Oh, so you do know him? Not ue sort of way He said you had an ex-husband that was liable to stab me in e, and insanely violent when it came to you, or rather who you date He basically told o to jail for uy like all of that, the utter hypocritical nerve of it htly "Tristan has a twisted sense of hu with you I was never married"

We did, unfortunately, run into each other occasionally, but that night was the first tiht Tristan out deliberately since the accident

Working at the hotel gotroom It was very handy to be on a first nauard on the property

He I waited to speak until he closed the door, giving us privacy

"How dare you?!" I hissed, shaking It felt surreal to be alone in a roo that e

"I knohy you’re here," he said calmly "I can explain"

"Oh please do I would love to hear it"

He took a few steps towardmy distance "Don’t you dare try to toucha deep breath "Of course, Danika I kno you feel about that I take it this is about Milton?"

I nodded, biting back several sarcastic things that came to mind "Of course it is Why else would I be here?"