hapter 13
He froze, seeing me.
So did I.
He’d lost weight in the past few months.
Probably from taking care of the baby.
“John, this is my girlfriend, Ashley. We’re
getting married soon.”
Kevin beamed.
Something clattered to the floor.
“When did you two meet?”
Kevin, oblivious, chuckled. “We were
classmates. She was hard to get, took me a
year to win her over.”
“She said she had someone else, but I
persevered.”
John stared at me, silent.
He didn’t speak throughout dinner.
Kevin kept piling food on my plate. One dish
had celery.
He frowned. “Waiter, I said no celery.”
“My girlfriend doesn’t like celery.”
John looked up sharply. “But you ate it
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I ignored him, turning to Kevin. “Honey, how did you know I don’t like celery?”
“You always told the cafeteria staff at school
to hold the celery. I just remembered.”
John knew too, he’d just forgotten.
He remained silent. I couldn’t read his
expression.
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