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All I could do was nod. Having her here felt…wrong.
“I’m sorry, I don’t think we’ve met,” Rory said as she stood and made her way to Mandy. “I’m Rory Ward.”
Mandy looked confused.
“She’s Finn’s wife,” I stated as I motioned between to the two women. “She’s also Clare’s best friend.”
Mandy smiled and shook Rory’s hand. “I’m so sorry, I hope her parents are okay. Clare seems like a very…sweet person from the few times I’ve met her.”
Rory’s brows raised ever so slightly. “You’ve met her?”
With a soft laugh, Mandy said, “Yes, um, I’ve run into her and Wes a couple of times.”
Turning to look at me, I could see the questions zipping through Rory’s head.
“If you need anything, Wes, please let me know. I volunteer here at the hospital all the time, so I know the best places that deliver food, or if you want to leave and grab a bite to eat. I can also send some pizza’s here to the hospital.”
“Thanks, Mandy, I appreciate it, and I know Clare does as well.”
Smiling once again, Mandy’s eyes moved across the waiting room to Clare, then back to me. “Well, I need to go. I was dropping off some pizzas for the nurses on this floor. I’ll talk to you later.”
I awkwardly waved goodbye. “Yeah, see ya around.”
Mandy walked up to me and gave me a hug. “Everything will be fine. Promise.”
Turning on her heels, she started to walk toward the nurses’ station. When I turned around, I found Rory standing there, her hands on her hips and a pissed-off look on her face.
“Why are you giving me that look?”
“Finn was right. You’re using Clare to make your ex-girlfriend jealous.”
I should have known my brother would share his thoughts with his wife. Traitor. I let out an annoyed laugh. “Yeah, because I had it all planned out that we would run into Mandy here, Rory. You caught me!”
She walked up to me and lowered her voice. “Finn told me you’re fake dating. That kiss didn’t look like fake dating to me, Wes. So help me God, if you are playing my best friend.”
“I’m not, Rory. Will you please stop.”
She tilted her head and regarded me. “Then are you both truly dating? Is this really a game like Finn said?”
My feet froze, and for a moment I felt like turning and running in the opposite direction.
When I looked over at her, she looked more concerned than angry.
“It’s complicated.”
Her brows rose. “Why is it complicated?”
“It just is, Rory.”
She slowly shook her head. “I don’t believe this. How in the hell did you talk Clare into going along with this charade? And why were you kissing her in the kitchen earlier? None of this makes sense. No one was in there with you two.”
I rubbed at the back of my neck. “Like I said, it’s complicated.”
“Uncomplicate it for me, then, Wes. I swear to God, if you do anything to hurt Clare, I will make you pay for it dearly.”
Looking at Rory, I could see why she was a good lawyer. She made me want to curl up in a ball and confess everything.
“Clare is an adult.”
