“I think I know who Tanner’s biological mom is.”My voice comes out thick and stilted.
She goes completely still, and I don’t want to say it.At this point, anyone would cause an upset, but this is an extra layer of torture.
“I think it’s Honor.”
A car passes.
Hadley stares at me, and I watch her process the information.
“No.”She shakes her head and steps back.
I nod, swallowing hard.
“Why?”she says finally.
So I tell her.
The familiar face I couldn’t place.The handshake.The hummingbird tattoo I’d seen before and finally placed.The night at the club when I got back from Cabo.
And then the two old women by the window and their conversation.
I watch the pain settle into Hadley’s eyes as the information sinks in.
“You’re sure?”She glances over her shoulder to the house.
I close my eyes briefly, then nod.“I’m positive.”
She turns back to me, and my heart breaks seeing the devastation lining her beautiful face.
I’ve never hated the man I used to be more.
ChapterFifty-Five
Hadley
Idon’t remember getting in the Uber, and I don’t remember our ride home.
I do remember Easton’s hand in mine.I do remember him asking me if I was okay.
All I can do is nod, but I’m not.I’m not okay.
He slept with my best friend.My best friend slept with him.
Now, we’re on the sidewalk outside the condo building, about to walk through the security gate, and it dawns on me.
“She knew about you.”A sharp pain has me clutching my chest.
He stops, holding the gate open for me, but I don’t step in.
“I told her the first time I slept with you, I told her, and every time after that.She knew who you were to me.”Tears prick my eyes.Whether from anger or sadness, I can’t be sure.Probably both.
I walk past the gate, and he wraps his arm around my shoulders as we make our way up to his unit.
I feel terribly selfish right now.He just found out who Tanner’s mom is.This is a big thing for him too.
“How are you doing?”I ask.
He laughs softly, pressing the code into the keypad.“I’m… I don’t really know.”
