He jabbed an elbow in my side. “Well?”
I shrugged like what I was saying wasn’t a big deal. Like the two words weren’t tearing me up inside. “We’re done.”
“You’re…done.”
“Yep.”
“Are…you gonna tell me any more? Or do I have to guess what the hell is going on?”
I blew out a frustrated breath. “She said I wasn’t built for forever. Thatweweren’t forever, then she stormed out of the cottage like her ass was on fire. Like she couldn’t get away fast enough.”
“I thought youweren’tforever. Wasn’t the whole point of this idiotic plan just to be temporary?”
“Thanks for reminding me I was an idiot.”
“No problem.”
I shook my head. “You and I both know the whole temporary clause was a crock of shit. I was all in from the beginning. You knew it, and I refused to acknowledge it. But I’m not in the mood for I told you so.”
“Good because I wasn’t going to say it.”
I cracked open one eye and glanced over at him. “Why not?”
“Why would I? I’m not an asshole.” He paused, then said, “Notallthe time.”
“No, but it’s the truth. You called this from day fucking one. Said I shouldn’t go through with it because I was already in too far. You were right.”
“I didn’t want to be.”
“Doesn’t matter. You were. I was in too deep, and she wasn’t in nearly deep enough.”
“I find it hard to believe it’s over just like that. Have you tried—oh, I don’t know—actually talking to her?”
“It wouldn’t matter even if I did. She already made up her mind about me.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“She saw our contract on the counter, and then she saw a text from someone and assumed the worst about both.”
“The contract’s not usually out?”
“No. Usually, it’s tucked away in my pocket because I’m so fucking gone for her I act like some kind of love-sick idiot. But I was in such a hurry to make sure she was all right last night that I emptied it out of my pockets along with everything else.”
“That seems reasonable. A little weird, but reasonable. Who was the text from?”
“Jenny.”
“Who the fuck is Jenny?”
I blew out a humorless laugh. Yeah…exactly. The woman hadn’t even ranked in importance enough for me to tell my twin about her, which was to say she wasn’t important at all. “Someone I hooked up with a while ago.”
“Obviously pre-marriage…”
“Try pre-last year.”
“And?”
“AndQuinn thought I was…I don’t know. Cheating on her? Or I was going to? I have no fucking idea.”
