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“Have fun,” I say after I quickly check her bag to make sure she packed more than books and stuffed animals.
They walk off hand in hand with Isla talking a mile a minute about what her favorite ice cream flavors are. I wait until I can’t see them anymore before I let out a breath and allow the smile to fall from my face.
I’m shutting the front door when Virginia and Indigo rush up my sidewalk.
“Sorry, we’re late,” Indigo says. “But we needed supplies.”
“Did Feather pick up Isla already?” Virginia asks.
“What’s going on?”
Indigo bustles me inside the house and Virginia closes the door behind us.
“Cash called. Fender’s destroying the rental house.”
“Asshole,” I mutter.
Virginia grimaces. “He didn’t react well to the pregnancy scare?”
I snort. “Not well? That’s putting it mildly. He lost his freaking mind and claimed I’m trying to trap him.”
Her brow wrinkles. “How are you trying to trap him? You’re not pregnant.”
“But I didn’t tell him the second I found out I was late, which is proof I’m trying to get pregnant and trap him into marrying me so I can live the life of leisure.”
“Um…There might be a reason he flew off the handle,” Indigo hedges.
“Yeah. Yeah. I know all about the Vicki situation.”
“Vicki situation?” Virginia looks back and forth between me and Indigo. “Who’s she?”
I’d love to tell her every single part of the story, but – despite what Fender thinks – I do keep my promises.
“Suffice it to say, she screwed with Fender’s head,” Indigo says.
“Yep. And he accused me of being her.”
She gasps. “What?”
“Yep. I’m a conniving little bitch apparently.”
“If you were conniving, you would have made sure he never saw those tests,” Virginia points out.
“Great. I’m a conniving little bitch who sucks at being conniving.”
“We should prank him,” she says and my mouth drops open. “What? I can prank someone.”
“Except she’s never actually pranked anyone,” Indigo whisper-shouts.
“What ideas do you have?” I ask Virginia because the only idea I have right now is to sneak into his room while he’s sleeping and turn him into a eunuch. But I can’t go to jail. I’ve got a kid to raise. And there’s a possibility causing bodily harm to an ex-boyfriend doesn’t send the best message to her.
“We have to hit him where it hurts,” Indigo says.
“What does he love?” Virginia asks.
Not me. I thought he did. He convinced me he not only loved me but my daughter as well. I’m such a fool. I should have never let a man near Isla. How am I going to explain to her she’s not allowed to spend time with Fender anymore?
Virginia wraps an arm around my shoulders. “I’m sorry, Leia. It was a stupid question.”
