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“Between the scheduled UFC events and this temporary marriage, my mind has been all over the place these days.” I shrugged. “I was recently talking to an interviewer about my experiences in the Olympics, so that’s why I said what I said.”
She blinked.
“Are you going to come in so we can hang out?”
I stepped back, and she stepped forward.
After shutting the door behind her, she crossed her arms.
“You’ve always been a terrible liar, Tati.” Her voice was terse. “And the fact that you’re standing there lying to your supposed ‘best friend’s’ face speaks fuckingvolumes.”
“I really don’t want to hurt you, Penelope.”
“Your voice is shaking.” She shrugged. “Why?”
I didn’t say a word.
“What the hell am I missing?” she said. “Please spit it out because I’m not walking out of here until I find it.”
“You should sit down.” I glanced at her baby bump. ‘I’ll get you a chair.”
“I’d rather stand.” She was defiant. “I mean whatever it is, it’s not like you were sleeping with Travis back then, right?”
I sighed. ‘I was.”
“What?”
“Penelope, listen.”
“Are you sleeping with himnow?”
“It’s not what you think.”
“Oh my fucking God…” Her eyes widened. “Tati, how could you? How long has this been…Why have you been pretending like you haven’t known him all this time?”
“It’s complicated.”
“No, it’s not.” She shook her head. “It’s as simple as saying, ‘Hey, Penelope. I used to fuck your brother and I’m fucking him now behind your back.’ See how easy that is?”
“If you would let me finish—”
“You have yet to start.” Her face reddened. “I tell you everything, fucking everything, because you’re literally my only female friend.”
“You’re mine, too.”
“You’re the reason he wasn’t there for me at a lot of things, aren’t you?” She wasn’t trying to listen. “Was that an ulterior motive of some kind? Slip into my life any way you could to get me off my game? What did you gain from it?”
“I didn’t have an ulterior motive.”
“You probably saw him more than I did.” She was stunned. “It’s all starting to make perfect sense.”
With the worst timing in the world, Travis entered the room. He must have sensed the tension because he looked between us and crossed his arms.
“What the hell is going on?”
“You are such a fucking hypocrite.” Penelope seethed.
“Excuse me?”
