I tense at the name, instantly recognizing the two new voices.
Bianca’s two best friends.
“Who even serves grass for people to eat?” Rosalie grumbles.
Next comes the voice I’m dreading the most, whose ex I allowed to fuck me like a whore and kick to the curb.
Ugh… here I was trying to wipe the memory out of my mind.
“It’s called a salad,” Iris retorts.
“And after a heavy workout session? Are they insane?”
“This is like beginner’s level of yoga.”
“Tell that to the cramp in my thighs.”
“Because you skipped warming up.”
“Sue me for wanting to save my energy for the actual exercise.”
“God! You’re in a mood. Did you miss ogling your husband in the morning today?”
“How do you know?” gasps Rosalie.
“Because you act grumpier when you don’t.”
“Let’s focus on relaxing and listening to our inner voice,” the instructor warns in her pitch-perfect voice. “Quietly.”
Both of them hush.
Anaya taps my arm when I remain paralyzed instead of moving into the next asana.
“Are you okay?” she mouths when I glance at her.
“Later,” I mouth back.
My mind distracted, I’m tense for the next half hour as I avoid letting Rosalie see my face. Being Bianca’s longest and childhood best friend, we’ve pretty much known each other our entire lives. I’ve met Iris only a handful of times.
Neither of them has seen me since Bianca left our family.
I can only imagine how much they hate me for hurting their best friend. It doesn’t help that I’ve slept with one of their exes. The sad part is that I regret doing both deeply.
Once the session ends, I move at a snail’s pace and keep my head turned until I hear their footsteps recede. Only then do I let loose a relieved breath.
“Okay.” Anaya sits back on her heels on the mat. “What’s with the turtle speed?”
“Those two women behind us.”
“The bickering duo?”
“That was Rosalie and Iris.”
Her brow furrows for half a second before her jaw drops. Leaning forward, she gasps, “Iris as in Nathan’s ex-fiancée?”
I nod, suppressing a shudder. “I didn’t want a confrontation.”
“I don’t think she’s on talking terms with her ex.”
