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She slowly stepped back. Then she rushed onto the balcony without another word.
I closed the drapes and headed into my bathroom.
It was only a matter of time before I broke the world record for the longest cold shower.
NINETEEN
FOUR DAYS AFTER SAYING “I DO”
TATIANA
The following night
Las Vegas, Nevada
Text from Wicked Biatch
Seriously, Tati? You got MARRIED and you didn’t tell your own family?
Text from Wicked Biatch
And since when are you dating Travis Carter?! You didn’t even want to go with me to his fights/parties years ago! WTF gives?
Text from Stepmother Dearest:
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, but you should be ASHAMED of yourself, Tatiana. We had to find out about your marriage ON THE NEWS.
Istared at Harlow and Elaine’s text messages, torn between typing “Fuck off,” or “You don’t tell me anything about your lives either.”
My father called before I could choose, though.
“Hey, Dad,” I answered.
“Hey, Tati.” There was a smile in his voice. “I’m not imposing on your honeymoon, am I?”
“Dad, there isn’t really a—” I stopped myself. “No, you’re not imposing on anything.”
“Well, good,” he said. “Is there a reason why Mr. Carter didn’t ask for my approval to marry you?”
“I didn’t make that a requirement for our deal.” I shrugged. “It’s not in writing.”
“Come again?”
“He was too excited and got carried away by the moment.” I paused. “That’s why we eloped. We weren’t expecting it to get out.”
“Ah, I see. Well, everyone in Reno is buzzing about this news. Our church, my office, our neighbors, it’s crazy. I’m trusting that Travis will fly here and do the right thing before the wedding, so feel free to give him my phone number.”
Right…
“In the meantime, I hope you’ll find some time to make things right with Elaine.”
“Huh? Whatthingsexactly?”
“This entire situation. She’s terribly upset that her friends were the ones showing her the news about her beloved daughter.”
“Stepdaughter, Dad.”
“You know how obsessed she is with weddings and celebrity things.” He talked over me. “This could’ve been the perfect opportunity for you two to bond and become closer like I’ve always wanted. What do you think your mother would say about you behaving like this?”
