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“Indian funerals arereallynot turning out to be what I expected.”
“I was the only one in the bath; they were just hanging out and drinking wine. We actually... bonded.”
“Hey, that’s great!” cried Nick. “Whyisit you weren’t that close to them before? Just general personality clashes or did something happen?”
Shit. Reeva did not really want to admit to her new boyfriend that her youngest sister had stolen her last boyfriend. But she was too tired to think of something else to say. “Jaya slept with my ex. We’d been together for nine years. And now they’re getting married. Oh, and Sita helped her. So... yeah.”
Nick breathed in sharply. “Reeva, that’sawful.Being cheated on is bad enough, but with your sister?! Your family really is full of drama.”
“Told you,” said Reeva glumly. “We’re worse than the Kardashians.”
“When was that?”
“Four years ago. It’s okay; I’m over it now. Just. But obviously it was horrible at the time.”
“It’s amazing you get on with Jaya now.”
“ ‘Get on with’ is an overstatement, but... after tonight, I think I can tolerate her. Hey,” said Reeva, suddenly realizing that there was a massive benefit to speaking to Nick about her history. “I’ve never properly asked you aboutyourexes. Surely now we’ve had the ‘what are we’ chat, we should do the ‘who are your exes’ chat?”
Nick groaned. “You’re sure you want to do it now?”
“It’s only fair. And I don’t really know anything about your ex-wife.”
Nick sighed. “Okay. Well, it didn’t last long. Only five years and then we called it.”
“But... why?”
“I think we just didn’t have enough in common. Which is funny because we’re from very similar backgrounds. I think we just... I don’t know, got married because everyone else was doing it.”
“Peer pressure,” said Reeva knowingly. “I’ve seen so many clients who got married and had kids purely because they felt like they should. Hey, no wonder my aunt hates the wordshould.” She shook her head. “Wait, so were you okay splitting up? Did you stay in touch afterward?”
“Oh, I mean, it was hard but fine. You know, just a normal divorce.”
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned from work it’s that there is no ‘normal’ in divorce. Did you manage to do it amicably? And why did you decide to split up—was it her decision or yours?”
“Uh, a combo.”
“Right,” said Reeva, hesitating. Was it just her or was Nick really holding back? “So, when was that again?”
“God, almost seven years ago now.”
“It... must have been hard.”
Nick cleared his throat. “Let’s just say it got messy, but I still see her at the occasional dinner party.”
“Oh.” This was news to Reeva. “Cool. That’s... very mature. And it’s okay when you see her?”
“Sure! She’s even introduced me to some of the women I’ve dated since her.”
“Wow, that’s... I’m not sure I actually have an adjective for that.”
Nick laughed. “I know it’s a bit different, but we all grew up together. Our circles are quite incestuous, so it’s not as weird as it sounds. In fact, you’re the only person I’ve ever officially been in a relationship with who I haven’t had mutual friends with!”
“Guess that’s online dating for you,” said Reeva lightly, trying to mask the fact she was now panicking that Nick would prefer to date someone he had mutual friends with.
“And you are hands down the best thing I’ve ever found online.”
“Wow, what an honor. Maybe you can leave a five-star review for me. So the next guy can see it.”
