Page 33 (2/2)

My eyes widened I honestly couldn’t tell if she was joking or not, but she didn’t crack a s that she wasn’t

I didn’t think it could be healthy to be that obsessed with your boss, but I heldwhen everyone had left except for her and Frankie I’d known she would One sympathetic look froathered me up into her arms, and I told her every little detail about the last feeeks, leaving out nothing

It was Frankie’s first ti it all, and she looked surprised at some of it, like his reaction to my declaration of love

"That asshole," Frankie said succinctly "That’s got to be Twatalie baggage, for sure, but that doesn’t make it okay"

Bev and Lucy were fascinated by this

"What on earth is a Twatalie?" Bev asked

That ly tears

"Not what, but who," Frankie explained, her tone wry "Twatalie is his gold-digging ex It’s a long story, but she fucked around on hi Been a ht on a fresh bout of tears That’s what I hatedtiirls He went out and hooked up with sorimaced "I’m sorry I should have kept that to one on with you guys"

"I’d rather know It hurts, but I needed to hear it I have to get over this I’m so stupid"

The three women rushed to reassure me that I wasn’t stupid, but it was hard not to feel that hen I knew that I was still in love with Tristan, and he was probably sleeping with soht

CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN

It was alot an excited call fro at the seaoing to perfor in et to rock at the Cavendish property on a Saturday night!"

I knew, of course I knew exactly what she was talking about, but I asked anyway "Who?"

"Tristan and the guys! Can you believe that? Jerry is a "

I felt sick to my stomach "I don’t know I doubt I’m invited And I’ain"

"And what about Jared? He told me that you promised him you’d come to his next performance"

"It was more the other way around I made him promise to tell me when there was one, and he didn’t You did I really don’t think Tristan antJust coht after they finish No one will even knoe’re there"

"I know you You don’t want to slip out right after they finish You’d want to stay for the party, and I don’t want to be the downer that o byyou Be decked out in the hottest thing you own by eight pm Or else"

"Or else what?" I asked, honestly curious, now that I knew about her doo

"Don’t question the or else! Just be ready in your best, ‘I’m hot and Tristan can eat his heart out’ dress"

In the end, I barely even considered backing out I wanted to see theh to keep things fro aard

I wore a tiny white dress that didn’t cover up a thing in back, barely covered up a thing in front, and showed off s It was risqué, so risqué that I’d only worn it once before, to go out with Tristan He’d told me it was the sexiest dress he’d ever seen, and so I didn’t even consider anything else It was a clear choice for ‘eat your heart out, Tristan’ attire My sexy red heels were another no-brainer, as I ell aware that they drove him crazy, since he’d told me that on more than one occasion

Bev helped lets, and even sat and watched estions all the while That was the best thing about Bev; she was unconditionally supportive I knew she didn’t think I should be going out to see Tristan, but if I was, by God, she’d help me look my best for it

I went heavy with the ing out the paleness ofrain outside It had been all day But in thehot Still, I didn’t want to get wet just going froest umbrella in the house, and ed to slide into her car still rinned when she sahat I earing "That’s a fucking perfect dress for ive him a heart attack"

"I just hope he’s not e five clinger for showing up"

"No Stop worrying about that He knows that you’re couys ant you there"

I didn’t get a load of what Frankie earing until ere getting out of the car at the valet station My eyes widened

I’d known that she was fond of half-shirts She worked them like nobody’s business, soI could pull it off half as well