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“Why? And what makes you think I know more than you?”
“You’ve kept in touch with his sister. Don’t deny it.” John and I were in the same grade while his sister is the same age as Teresa—they stayed friends even after our breakup.
“Okay. Why Johnny, why now?”
I sigh. “Because apparently he just moved back to New York. And, today, he was the only doctor available at the fertility clinic who could give me a Transvaginal Ultrasound. I’d rather not be caught unaware ever again.”
“Wait…” Teresa chuckles. “You mean he was up in your—”
“Yep.”
“And you were naked?”
“From the waist down.”
“Oh, gosh.”
“Yeah.”
“How traumatized are you?”
“The adrenaline is still keeping me upright, but I might crash and burn soon. Please, tell me everything you know.”
Teresa sighs. “Are you sure? Because certain parts won’t be easy to hear.”
My pulse speeds up. I swallow and nod, then I realize Teresa can’t see me, and in a raspy voice, I confirm, “Tell me everything.”
“Okay, after graduation from Stanford, he went to Med School at Johns Hopkins, where he met his wife—an undergrad drama major.” The words slice through my chest.
“He’s married?” I ask.
“No,” Teresa says.
The air that leaves my lungs burns my throat on the way out.
“Divorced?”
“Yeah.”
“Is it recent? Do you know what happened? Is that why he moved back to New York?”
“Last time I spoke with Katy Raikes, she told me he was only considering moving back—”
“And you didn’t warn me?”
“For years you’ve brutalized everyone who dared pronounce his name out loud, and it wasn’t a sure thing yet, so…”
“Okay. What happened with the wife?”
“All I know is that they moved to LA for his residency, where she’d been trying to find work as an actress and not having much success. At least until a year ago or so when she landed a major role for a fantasy series—a multi-season gig. Only the filming takes place in multiple countries, both in Europe and North Africa, I think, for ten months out of twelve of the year.”
“And he couldn’t wait for her?”
What a prick. How could he not support his wife having a major break in her career?
Teresa exhales heavily.
“What?” I ask.
